Light pollution surges at alarming rate worldwide and could impact wildlife and human sleep patterns

Independent

The world is experiencing a marked increase in light pollution at night, a study has found, with the changes potentially playing havoc with our sleeping patterns and stopping us seeing stars.

Scientists were surprised to see that the adoption of energy efficient bulbs across the developed world nonetheless coincided with an increase in light pollution – and could actually be masking a bigger problem.

From 2012 to 2016, the surface area of the planet that is artificially lit at night time grew by more than 2 per cent each year.

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