{"id":136503,"date":"2019-05-01T18:47:52","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T16:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/pasha-17-taking-a-look-at-light-pollution-the-conversation\/"},"modified":"2019-05-01T18:47:52","modified_gmt":"2019-05-01T16:47:52","slug":"pasha-17-taking-a-look-at-light-pollution-the-conversation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/pasha-17-taking-a-look-at-light-pollution-the-conversation\/","title":{"rendered":"Pasha 17: Taking a look at light pollution | The Conversation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/theconversation.com\/pasha-17-taking-a-look-at-light-pollution-116304\">Pasha 17: Taking a look at light pollution<\/a>: <\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/271733\/original\/file-20190430-136797-nb6srh.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=496&amp;fit=clip\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"caption\"><\/span> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Light pollution emanates from excessive and obtrusive light produced by humans at night. It mainly comes from electricity from houses, offices, streetlamps, billboards and car headlights. Evidence is growing that light pollution has negative effects on human health.<\/p>\n<p>In the latest episode of Pasha Bernard Coetzee, a conservation scientist from the University of the Witwatersrand, takes us through what light pollution is, how big a problem it is and how it can be dealt with. <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>   <em>     <strong>       Read more:       Light pollution: the dark side of keeping the lights on     <\/strong>   <\/em> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Photo:<\/strong>  By Per Bengtsson Clean and shiny lightbulb with Africa as a glowing wire.(series) &#8211; Image. Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p><strong>Music<\/strong> \u201cHappy African Village\u201d by John Bartmann found on FreeMusicArchive.org licensed under CC0 1.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/counter.theconversation.com\/content\/116304\/count.gif\" alt=\"The Conversation\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/theconversation.com\/pasha-17-taking-a-look-at-light-pollution-116304\">The Conversation \u2013 Articles (AFRICA)<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/theconversation.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Conversation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Join the fun:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/add-your-event\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Add Your event<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mypr.co.za\/submit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Submit a Press Release<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/directory\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Add your listing<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pasha 17: Taking a look at light pollution: Light pollution emanates from excessive and obtrusive light produced by humans at night. It mainly comes from electricity from houses, offices, streetlamps, billboards and car headlights. Evidence is growing that light pollution has negative effects on human health. 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