May 2024: Radio Aero Ecology
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Host Bill McGeeney is joined by Shane Ludtke of the Actual Astronomy Podcast, Jeff Buler of the Aeroecology Lab at the University of Delaware, and Matthias Schmitt of Cedar Breaks National Monument.
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Bill's Picks:
- City moths may have evolved smaller wings due to light pollution, James Dinnean, NewScientist.
- Artificial light at night (ALAN) pollution alters bat lunar chronobiology: insights from broad-scale long-term acoustic monitoring, Ecological Processes.
- In the Spotlight: Bat Activity Shifts in Response to Intense Lighting of a Large Railway Construction Site, Sustainability.
- Dark Sky Month declared in Utah as state aims to foster ‘astrotourism’, Jonathon Sharp, ABC4.
- Wind farm radar system reduces nighttime light pollution in Iowa, YYC Team, Yale Climate Connections.
- Light Pollution and Oxidative Stress: Effects on Retina and Human Health, Environmental Pollution and Oxidative Stress.
- More exposure to artificial, bright, outdoor nighttime light linked to higher stroke risk, American Heart Association.
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Chapter
1. May 2024: Radio Aero Ecology (00:00:00)
2. Dark Sky Week Programs and Observations (00:19:04)
3. Observing Animal Behavior During an Eclipse (00:49:44)
4. Birds and Urban Light Pollution Impact (00:59:43)
5. Impact of Light on Wildlife (01:12:42)
6. Let's Talk Glare! (01:20:34)
7. State Lighting Legislation and Impact (01:27:11)
8. Observatory Cabin and Dark Sky Preserves (01:41:21)
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