For a brief moment, nearly eight billion people will be able to see at least some sunlight at the same moment
Their research showed that the claim was true—with some caveats. To count 99 percent of the population, all light from the sun counts, even dark twilight. Only around 83 percent of the world will experience “true daylight” when the sun is between dawn and dusk. Sixteen percent of the world will see some version of twilight, including the, a time of day when the light outside is nearly indistinguishable from night.
In cities where light pollution obscurs twilight, residents likely won’t be able to see the faint wisps of the sun. This phenomenon of sunlight occurs partially because of where the world’s population is concentrated—on land. The portion of Earth that will be in pure night light falls over the Pacific Ocean, an expansive area covering about aWhy does this phenomenon occur? also found that a 60-day window from May to July experiences essentially the same effect, with more than
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