effectively has been dramatically create. industry as a shadow over the past century has led to assertion artificial illumination so we see that most countries in the world are becoming brighter this is accelerated in recent decades particularly in asian cities all violet dots on this map show new light sources installed in india between 20122016 it's just you know orrible in an audible it's just so you would you know you could you can just hear the aren't going to. combine but. this is the view from the u.s. apartment in mumbai he lives in the 7th floor with his family and is literally in the spotlight lights from nearby streets and the stadium shine directly into their apartment light used to going to lake program sometimes. and the more i used to get this job i don't like you know bright lights coming into my my my my bedroom and it really to me because i could not. curtains and sleep math failed to

improve the situation so in 2018 he complained to the authorities claiming to write . at 1st they ignored him even those studies link i did fish life to eye injuries sleeplessness. and maybe even depression some studies of chip workers have indicated that exposure to light at night could increase the risk of breast cancer why there is a hormone. that are brain makes called militant and which was as a signal of darkness. when we don't get that hormone produced when we don't produce that hormone because we are exposed to so much later partment or the shift worker. there in the whole working of this whole biological clock system becomes problematic. sleep digestion and blood pressure are regulated by this biological clock and here 2 of the greatest light inventions of free. syndicates come into

play ladies and screens they're very bright and very efficient and that comes at a price we may not be able to do anything about bright lights outside but the lights we have at home are often literally in our hands. the problem is not only brightness but also color blue light from phone displace screens and is similar to daylight while lights in general can suppress the production of militant blue lights from screens and a disk can do so more strongly that's why experts at harvard recommend not using bright screens or any delights for 2 to 3 hours before going to bed or switching to dimmer and warmer shades of light. the light at night doesn't only threaten our health there is a tremendous change because increased brightness at night time is new. this is a bill from the life and it's institute of freshwater ecology and inland fisheries

in berlin she researches the impact of light on ecosystems live it's not unusual that might happen that. corals birds and many other species of wildlife struggle when it's light at night where used to be dark freshly hedged turtle struck make their way into the sea but lights near the shore can mislead them they had inland and died artificial light at night contributes to the decline in insect populations one study says the decline amounts 200000000000 every summer in germany alone such light also contributes to a decrease in nocturnal polynesian activity a u.k. study found that where there's nighttime lighting trees but earlier and lose their lives later than elsewhere all these various of facts and different creatures and plans together affect the environment as a whole so what can we do as individuals that might sound obvious but turn on lights only when. and where you need it and then turn off again. that

a motion sensor turns on and off or you use lamp shades for instance to block unwanted stray lights use lights with a warmer tone they can be just as efficient and low of intensity when possible dimming is the magic word here. entire cities even entire countries can adopt such solutions france for example has banned sky beams and in some places said times when lights in public spaces have to be dimmed or switched off as well as keeping the brightness of lamps and ecological the sensitive areas. imo created by people will be amazed this is as you get this you. and you know it needs that needs to be . regulation. and. the protests from citizens. have signaled they're.

on the indian ministry of environment to implement laws. for the people of. the way one day. light pollution is just one of many environmental problems in urban areas. is another serious issue especially in emerging economies. public transport systems often leave people with no alternative energy travel by car they end up spending hours stuck in traffic. take moscow as an example 2020 the average car journey took 54 percent longer than it should have ingestion of more than 3 hours instead of 2 city officials have a plan to change. that

p.r. is already top of the line this logo says this is an electric attention grabbing under visible to everyone there are $500.00 of them more than any other city in europe. the plan is for all buses in moscow to go electric by 2030 the venture appears to have gone down well with the passengers. drive so smoothly that you can hardly feel anything it's so. i think electric buses are a great concept. recharging only takes a few minutes that's enough to power the buses on $36.00 routes. passengers can charge their cell phones on u.s.b. ports. project director. knows the advantages of the new buses. transforming moscow in terms of ecological public transport this is a new generation of electric buses there is fast dynamic and maneuverable as normal

buses but they're also ecologically clean and don't make any noise. some residents are mourning the old trolley buses from which only the contact lines remain eventually they'll go to. bus driver yes kenny mahoney and used to drive a trolley bus to him the new electric buses are a big improvement. my crew from our boys together in the past we always had to climb on the roof of the bus and switch out the contact to the k'nex to the current collector. during rain frost and snow it was a special year at 18 with these buses it's not necessary up to a charging station recharge the battery and off you go but where does this power come from. have a unified energy system and all of the power plants and their electricity to it these can be atomic or wind powered power plant unfortunately we still don't know

whether a specific you know what i was come from and we don't give it much thought i had a. trial is also electric powered and is expanding rapidly new stations are popping up at breakneck speed some of them in areas the tonto already built up. the transit system follows the demand many russians from poorer regions are moving to moscow which is a rich metropolis with millions of residents the metro is the fastest way to get from a to b. then you could move. this is happening at record speed. in 10 years the metro system has almost doubled in size. during the. yes the city has opened $145.00 new metro in the train stations and almost $44.00 more a planned by 2024 plus a 3rd metro bring is being felt. the new stations are state of the art and boast individual designs that even have little luxuries including

a virtual library stocked with text by russian authors that can be accessed by some 5. but the expansion of moscow's metro system has also generated criticism. this protest is in opposition to the expansion of the metro system people here are sad to see the green space overtaken by a metro line they believe the restructuring of moscow by its current mess is the wrong way to go they feel the modern moscow including the new metro lines isn't that this view is shared by local politician yes mean fuck me. last what moscow isn't getting better all more beautiful the city is destroying itself and losing its uniqueness. yasmeen and other opponents say there's no reason for a station hair because the district already has enough public transit. beyond that

they say the metro line is much too shallow and threatens the foundations of old buildings. but it is hordes it isn't worth as much if asked that means without inspections or expert reports we've discovered that expert reports are bought and sold their findings aren't reliable they're just a formality there are reports without a real foundation. in european democracies the speed with which moscow is metrobus built would be unimaginable. not sure but what does russia's a north or a tarion regime many decisions can simply be carried out from above without considering public opinion that of course no. things minot more quickly with the older state decides on the state does it but it often leads to mistakes when we don't ask the public what they think when they don't understand why they protest the deal. many moscow residents are welcoming the new transit possibilities

including car sharing moscow has the biggest car sharing feat in europe 6 companies and 26000 cars. with these new sustainable transit options moscow hopes to get the traffic jams and pollution under control. and not fit for this edition of global 3000 if you have any comments on today's show do e-mail us at global 3000 opti w dot com until next time it's a hi i'm take care. this

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military coup as the rallies continue the e.u. says it could impose fresh sanctions on myanmar as military so wants to avoid measures that will hurt the population. and investigators say a pilot's poor decisions are probably to blame for the crash that killed a basketball legend kobe bryant and 8 others last year. hello i'm claire richardson welcome to the show in the united states senators have voted to proceed with a full impeachment trial against donald trump. the senate was divided largely along party lines and backing the democrats' arguments that the trial is constitutional the former president stands accused of inciting the storming of the capitol by his supporters they left 5 people dead early last month. i misspoke liaise at

$56.00 the day hour 44 hours a clear decision in a divided chamber donald trump will face a 2nd impeachment trial or should the show proceed with a trial the senate vote affirmed that the trial was constitutional we will stop this deal to make their case the democratic prosecutors presented a video as evidence that trump fired up his supporters ahead of the january 6th storming of the capitol. and you can vote fraud through it breaks up everything goes to that when you catch somebody in a fraud you're allowed to go by very different rules you ask with a high crime and misdemeanor is under our constitution. that's a high crime and misdemeanor. ahead of the vote republicans had argued that trump could not be impeached once out of office this was dismissed by the prosecution.

their argument is that if you commit an impeachable offense in your last few weeks in office you do it with constitutional impunity you get away with it. but it. trumps lawyers also resorted to video arguing that the trial was politically motivated and divisive. based on the impeachment trial would you vote yes for i would vote yes i would i would go. with this trial you will open up new and bigger wounds across the nation for a great many americans see this process for exactly what it is a chance by a group of partisan politicians seeking to eliminate donald trump from the american political scene in a congress is still reeling from last month's events it is partisan politics that makes it very unlikely the prosecution will get the 2 thirds majority required in the senate to convict trump. and correspondent all over salad joins us now from

washington d.c. for more of our we now have the all clear to hold a full impeachment trial how are democrats going to make their case that trump incited the storming of the capitol. well clearly the democrats are trying to lay out how they believe that all trump is responsible for that violent riot took place at the u.s. capitol in january so they're going to be looking at the actions also of donald trump in the weeks leading to this insurrection they're going to be talking about donald trump's baseless claims of voter fraud and then how he later inside a violent mob to storm the capital also his failure to stop it that he did not really come down the actions. also you remember that 5 people were killed there of course so the democrats will try to draw the bigger picture and put things into context we've seen today how they showed some video excerpts all the raw it also quotes all of the u.s. president of course the former president so very damaging material in it also the

1st day also had some very emotional moments when the lead impeachment manager of the democrats cried over some descriptions of injuries the police officers but as we move forward a conviction of donald trump will require 2 thirds of the senate to vote how likely is that is not likely clear at this point of course this impeachment trial is different than the one last year a year ago when congress people really voted along party lines so we are going to see a slight shift here and some republican congress people will vote to impeach donald trump as you mentioned yourself it needs 2 thirds of the senate to convict on a trump a so it would mean 17 republicans would have to change sides and that's very unlikely at least at this point what the democrats are well aware of that what they are trying to do here is to hold congress people accountable especially i also the next

midterm elections to tell us what the days ahead look like and when can we expect to see a vote on conviction. well 1st of all the actual trial begins on wednesday tomorrow so both sides agreed that this will be a fast trial nothing of the likes we've seen last time the so we're going to listen to a few days of arguments from both sides debates that will take place if everything goes as planned until friday and if we stay on schedule the verdict live through there as soon as next wednesday a week from now on t.v. correspondent thank you as ever. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world authorities say at least one person has died and several people have been injured in an attack at a health clinic in the u.s. state of minnesota the suspect was taken into custody after police responded to reports of gunfire explosives were also found at the clinic. you'll

italian leader mateo salvini says his right wing party is prepared to back a new government led by mario draghi support from the league is crucial to drug use bid to become prime minister after geocentric on taste stepped down at the end of january. hungary's media regulator has denied an appeal by the country's most prominent independent radio station to keep its broadcasting license the station claims the decision was a politically motivated move by the state media regulator which has a political ties to prime minister viktor orban. and scientists from the world health organization have wrapped up a closely watched investigation in china into the origins of the krona virus experts visiting the city of will have concluded the virus and most probably jumped from bats to humans via an intermediary species and said it was extremely unlikely the virus leaked from a chinese lab. the stated goal of the world health organization's mission was to

identify the origins of the corona virus a mission they weren't able to accomplish. sars cove 2 may have originated from a 0 not a transmission but the reservoir hosts remain to be identified. so all the work that has been done on the virus and trying to identify it's all region continue to point to what's. the reason of this virus and similar viruses in but population. it was here in just over a year ago that the world's 1st cases of the novel coronavirus were reported in the city of 10000000 went on a hard lockdown for 76 days only bare essential as were let into the city its market believed to be the ground 0 from where the virus spread was closed down

testing samples were taken and it was fenced off. who hans hospitals were swamped with patients in the images of the new deadly disease traveled around the world. about a year later w.h.o. experts arrived. as well as scientific challenges they faced diplomatic ones fears from the west that china might try to whitewash results and fears from beijing that the mission might be politicized. scientists spent 2 weeks in coron teen leaving just 2 more for field work including visits to the seafood market and the region's virological institute despite not accomplishing the mission its main goal experts say they were able to all but eliminate a controversial theory that the virus had come from a lib oratory and. the findings suggest that the laboratory incidents i put disease. he's extremely unlikely and.

to explain the introduction of the virus into the human population but the more pressing question identifying the intermediary species that might have transmitted the virus from bats to humans remains a work in progress. protesters in myanmar have gathered again to oppose the military coup at the post elected leader aung san suu kyi dozens of demonstrators have been wounded in clashes with police after days of unrest following the february 1st coup a civil disobedience campaign against the military junta has gained the support of doctors teachers railway workers and students the u.s. and the united nations have condemned the use of force against the protesters and joining the call for the beliefs of ons suchi the european parliament is debating new sanctions on myanmar to put pressure on the leaders of the coup but you foreign policy chief joseph burrell urged a cautious approach we should avoid rushing into measures that grew dursley

affected most vulnerable part of the population. this often happens when you get restrictive measures at the end. you can ship which having gauge with asian indian the u.s. . and discuss this you do a shoot just today with the chinese foreign minister. we all agree on the need to create response which. i believe that can last quite a long time. and a space probe called hope to launch by the united arab emirates has entered orbit around mars it's the 1st of 3 spacecraft expected to reach the red planet next month the project is led by women scientists and is the arab world's 1st interplanetary mission. 15 minutes for the signal to rate that the mission

had been a success thanks. the mall arabic for hope is finally orbiting after nearly 500000000 kilometer journey the orbiter had to fire its main engines for 27 minutes in a high stakes maneuver that slowed down the craft enough to be caught in mazas orbit letters on the probe will now circle the planet collecting data about its atmosphere is incredibly the missions priority is research but it's also part of a push to diversify the economy of the united arab emirates oil reserves are dwindling and time is of the essence so the year is now expanding into the fields of science and technology. that leading the mission the 34 year old is one of 70 women on the team at the bell of the probe the

u.s. government provided $200000000.00 of funding for the project. this has allowed our researchers and our science to get to a point where they are able to work with the global mars science community in a short amount of time since we started this mission about 7 years ago the probes safe arrival puts the u.s. in the company of just 5 space agencies that have pulled off a successful mars mission. and u.s. investigators say the pilot who crashed the helicopter carrying basketball star kobe bryant a year ago made a series of or just. one of them was to blindly fly into a wall of clouds where he became disoriented bryant his daughter and 7 others were killed when their helicopter went down near los angeles. kobe bryant's

hired helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff in cloudy conditions afterwards investigators began unraveling the circumstances surrounding the accident. should the pilot have been flying in that in the fog. at that time i mean that's part of our investigation we look at weather and we'll have to determine that at some point now transport safety authorities have completed their inquiries their conclusion human error played a significant role the national transportation safety board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the pilot's decision to continue flight under visual flight rules into instrument meteorological conditions which resulted in the pilot spatial disorientation and watch the control. the board noted that there had not been an adequate safety management system in place and the craft had been travelling at excessive speed investigators also suspected the pilot may have put

himself under pressure to satisfy his client the helicopter was not equipped with a flight recording device. you're watching the news stay tuned for t. davies covidien 1000 special next well where you will learn all you need to know about vaccines and how they work stay tuned for that in america always get the latest news around the clock on our web site that's d.w. dot com or you can follow us on twitter or instagram at. n.p.r. richardson and berlin from the entire team thanks so much for watching. the phone and the coronavirus tend to have much. has the rate of infection been developing what does the latest research say. information and context around a virus update 19. on t w.