How Bright is Africa at Night? Explore Night Time Luminosity in Africa through Data

When you look at maps of the world at night, you can see that major cities like New York City, Los Angeles, Moscow, and Tokyo seem to not “turn off for the night”. These major cities seem so brightly lit compared to smaller, rural areas.

Decades ago, we might have seen that most of Africa was completely dark at night…

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