“Total impervious surface area in the United States adds up to the size of Ohio.”
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The United States has a lot of illumination, and as the home to the inventor of the electric light, that makes plenty of sense. It’s too bright to see the stars in most highly populated areas. It’s not just the astronomers who are complaining, although surely the migrating birds and sea turtles would complain if [...] These days, most places in the world where people live, it’s easier to spot them at night. They light up. Most places. There are many significant exceptions. Most of these exceptions are enormous in area, in fact, the exceptions– the dark places– are the vast majority of the Earth’s land surface. The water, of course, [...] The Springfield Mall in Springfield, Virginia serves as both a major transit corridor for people commuting to Washington, DC as well as a commerical hub. It’s not really a place for walking around, unless you’re walking to your car. If you zoom up you can see how the pattern made by the sprawl contrasts with [...] |
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