Tuesday, December 23, 2014

NOAA/NASA Satellite Sees Holiday Lights Brighten Cities

 With a new look at daily data from the NOAA/NASA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) satellite, a NASA scientist and colleagues have identified how patterns in nighttime light intensity change during major holiday seasons – Christmas and New Year's in the United States and the holy month of Ramadan in the Middle East.
Link here to read a different take on NASA's observation  ~ Christmas Lights Are Ruining Your Health and the Environment~ New Republic

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