Satvir BraichLight pollutionMr. Armstrong Word Count: 605 What is light pollution? Light pollution is an ever-growing type of pollution. It can simply be described as too much artificial light in our outdoor environment. To go into a little more detail, this is excessive artificial light, or light that lights up the sky. Light pollution occurs when artificial light has negative effects. ("Light Pollution: Causes, Effects, and Solutions." Patch San Anselmo-Fairfax.http://sananselmofairfax.patch.com/groups/sophia-laheys-blog/p/bp--light-pollution-causes-effects-and -solutions (accessed May 20, 2014).) What causes light pollution? There are 3 different components of light pollution: Urban sky glare - when artificial lights prevent us from seeing departures because the lights make the sky glow. If you notice that you can't see the stars at night, it's probably because there is a lot of light pollution where you live. (Pandita, Rahul. "Causes of Light Pollution." Buzzle. http://www.buzzle.com/articles/causes-of-light-pullution.html (accessed May 20, 2014).)Light Trespass - light that is found in places where it is not needed/desired. An example of this would be when your neighbor's lights illuminate your property. ("Light Pollution: Causes, Effects, and Solutions." San Anselmo-Fairfax Patch.http://sananselmofairfax.patch.com/groups/sophia-laheys-blog/p/bp--light-pollution-causes-effects-and -solutions (accessed May 20, 2014).) Glare- Glare makes it harder for us to see. It causes discomfort to our eyes, an example of this is the use of fog lights on your cars even when there is no fog. ( Pandit...... center of paper ...... and help ourselves, many animals and the atmosphere. (Toothman, Jessika. "How Light Pollution Works." HowStuffWorks. http://science. howstuffworks. com/environmental/green-science/light-pollution3.htm (accessed May 20, 2014) Bibliography Causes of light pollution." Buzzle. http://www.buzzle.com/articles/causes-of- light-.html "Light pollution - National Geographic magazine." Light pollution - National Geographic magazine http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/11/light-pollution/klinkenborg-text/3 "Light pollution: Causes, Effects and Solutions." San Anselmo Fairfax Patch.http://sananselmofairfax.patch.com/groups/sophia-laheys-blog/p/bp--light-pollution-causes-effects-and-solutions Toothman, Jessika . “How Light Pollution Works.” http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/light-pollution3.htm .