I should have known better. I have seen what wildfire storms can do to cities and entire towns: Santa Rosa, Paradise, Redding ...

All over Ukraine, war has made nighttime darker. Satellite imagery shows a significant dimming of lights since 2022. Darkness has spread indoors too, with power cuts becoming common during the war.

“The bed is the most important thing in a primary suite,” Cvetkovic says. Otherwise, a nightstand, lamp, and one piece of ...