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I'd be interested in a comparison of how India, China, Egypt, Vietnam, etc. compare. Perhaps a luminosity per capita index in rural and urban areas?
by baltcode 16y ago
I'd be interested in a comparison of how India, China, Egypt, Vietnam, etc. compare. Perhaps a luminosity per capita index in rural and urban areas?
- nuggien 16y agonot really sure when these images are from, but... asia in general: http://subdude-site.com/WebPics/WebPicsEarthLights/asia_east_lights_524x512.jpg http://subdude-site.com/WebPics/WebPicsEarthLights/asia_east... more here: http://subdude-site.com/WebPics/WebPicsEarthLights/WebPicsEarthLights_dir.htm http://subdude-site.com/WebPics/WebPicsEarthLights/WebPicsEa...
- subpixel 16y agoI don't want to be in North Korea at night, but isn't the way the US landscape is illuminated a major waste of energy? It just seems whack for the car dealership to be lit up like a sports arena at 2am, or for the interstate to be so bright at night you don't even need your headlights. Wikipedia on the subject: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_pollution#Energy_waste http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_pollution#Energy_waste
- MichaelSalib 16y agoYou can see Egypt here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/5146231463/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/5146231463/ In fairness, the dark areas outside the Nile aren't dark because of economic or political oppression; they're dark because that's a desolate desert with no water at all.
- edge17 16y agothanks for sharing. the rest of the set is here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/sets/72157625188331491/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/sets/7215762518833... amazing photos