Earth is increasingly being polluted by artificial lights

Our planet is increasingly exposed to artificial light, and this phenomenon has increased by using new technologies such as LED lamps.

So it is said in a light pollution analysis, which according to scientists, can endanger the health of people, animals and plants, transmits Kosovas.

Lighting the planet has increased by nearly two percent a year from 2012 to 2016, according to a study published in Science Progress magazine.

Artificial lighting is present worldwide, says the study, which is the first of its kind to deal with the effects of lighting LED lights that consume less electricity than ordinary light bulbs.

Scientists have warned that light at night can disturb people's biological clock, increasing the risk of depression, diabetes, or cancer.

Lighting can also endanger wild animals and plants.