Unveiling the Hidden Dangers: What the Proposed Trenton Data Center Could Mean for Dade County’s Future
Data centers utilize massive, unshielded 24/7 security lighting arrays that create intense artificial “sky glow.” Night-active insects like moths orient themselves by keeping the natural light of the moon or stars above them. This all disrupts their routes, causing them to circle the lights non-stop, leading to exhaustion, heavy predation, and disrupted egg-laying. Studies on street lighting show that blue-heavy white LED lighting can cut local caterpillar populations in nearby vegetation by up to half, drastically altering local food webs.
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