The Effects of Light Pollution
Many incidents occur in the
environment due to light pollution, which directly or indirectly affect the
environment, due to light pollution, flora, fauna, human groups, insects and
moths are directly and indirectly affected negatively in the environment. Are.
This environment acts as a barrier to the development of flora, fauna and human
group.
impact of light pollution
1. Disruption of biological cycle
due to light pollution
When we use more and more
artificial light, the organisms get more and more artificial light directly or
indirectly. This leads to negative changes in the behaviour of animals and
humans. There is also a change in the birth cycle of animals and plants. When
light is used excessively by humans, negative changes begin in the physical and
mental structures of animals, sometimes animals leave their migrations due to
light pollution, and sometimes they wander in search of food. In this, living
beings have to face more problems. The daily and annual biological cycles of
many organisms begin to change negatively. Due to light pollution, many such
animals or insects increase their reproductive capacity. Which hinder the
biological cycle of the environment, due to the excess of light pollution
negative obstacles start to arise in the biological field.
2. Collision due to light
pollution
In the modern era, technology and
industrialization have made a lot of progress. Due to which we use more and
more artificial light, construct big buildings and when artificial light is
used in these buildings, factories. Many animals are attracted to artificial
light at night. Especially many animals, birds and insects get destroyed due to
the attraction of their artificial light by colliding with big buildings. Or
they become prey in one way or the other, due to which such creatures cause a
lot of harm to animals. Gradually such creatures have reached the verge of
extinction from the environment. Which is a negative sign for the environment.
3. light pollution effects on
humans
When there is an excess of
artificial light, or human exposure to artificial light becomes too frequent,
the intense wavelengths emitted from artificial light begin to negatively
impact human health. There he becomes a victim of many diseases, which man is
not able to rest properly. He is unable to complete his sleep completely. Due
to which diseases like physical and mental dysfunction and high blood pressure
start arising in the human body. According to scientific research, the
production of hormones, circadian rhythms and melatonin that control day and
night in the human body are severely affected by the effects of artificial
light. Which is very harmful for the human body, sleep related disorders start
to arise in the human body. Artificial light plays an important role in lack of
sleep, mental anxiety, irritability, inhibition of intelligence, many times due
to artificial light, diabetes, fever and many other problems arise in the human
body. Which is injurious to human health.
4. Waste of energy due to light
pollution
Today modernity has increased so
much that people in urban area use more and more energy. On one hand, light
does not reach rural and rugged areas. In urban areas, man uses more and more
artificial light to fulfil his hobby, in the wake of twinkling, fireworks,
glare and fashion. Which creates imbalance for the environment. There is so
much use of artificial light that even night seems like day. It unnecessarily
wastes energy by using more artificial light. Which points to the misuse of
resources by humans and damage to the environment.
5. Astronomical research gets
hampered due to artificial light pollution
When artificial light emitted by
humans emits more wavelengths. Therefore, it acts as a hindrance in the
research of phenomena occurring in nature. When too many wavelengths of
artificial light are scattered across the sky, it becomes difficult to fully analyse
stars and galaxies as they occur in nature. Because when scientists analyse
stars and galaxies, they appear blurry. Due to which scientists are not able to
assess clearly with the help of telescope. For this reason astronomical
research centres are established in remote hilly areas. So that there is no
hindrance in astronomical research due to artificial light.
6. Effects of light pollution on
the environment
The ecosystem is directly or
indirectly affected by the emission of artificial light. Fauna and flora are
directly or indirectly exposed to artificial light, which has a profound
negative effect on the life cycle of organisms. For example, there is a
negative effect on the fertility of animals and animals. Creatures, animals
have problems in collecting food items. Organisms, animals are not able to complete
their sleep properly, due to which negative effects are seen in the physical
and mental structures of the living beings. Creatures and animals are forced to
leave their natural habitat and go to other places. Due to artificial light,
many creatures, animals go astray from their path and get killed by colliding
with a building. Many creatures, animals deviate from their path due to
artificial light, due to which they cannot reach their natural habitat. There
are many reasons due to which the ecosystem is directly or indirectly affected
due to artificial lighting.
7. Direction change due to
artificial light pollution
Due to artificial light
pollution, many animals and birds that roam at night have to face many
problems. Because artificial light attracts birds and other animals. And forced
artificial light to distract them. Due to which the animals and birds wandering
in the night go to the lighted area, and they go astray from their direction.
The energy stored inside animals and birds gets reduced due to wandering.
Eventually they cannot reach their natural habitat, due to which they become
prey, or die due to exhaustion. Many times the animals and birds roaming in the
night are not able to arrange food for themselves. Because of which they die of
hunger. Artificial light forces animals and birds to deviate from their
original direction and take them in some other direction. Which creates many
problems for those animals, birds and animals, it is a negative sign for the
ecosystem.
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