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Environmental and ecological discussion, particularly of things like weather and other natural phenomena (especially if they're not breaking news).

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Why fireflies are going extinct and what you can do about it (wapo.st)

submitted 2 years ago by nhgeek to c/environment

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Summer is here. Where are the fireflies?

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[–] Scrumpf_Dabogy 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This makes me want to get a slingshot. There's a street light right outside my bedroom window. Its so bright it feels like daylight. I hate it so much but it never occurred to me that its also harming the local ecosystem.

[–] LallyLuckFarm 5 points 2 years ago

Consider checking out the resources at darksky.org to see some of the ways other municipalities have been convinced to do better on this front. Timers, bulb changes, and bulb housing can all bring huge improvements to how the lighting impacts the local wildlife.