“The referenced ‘purple light’ effect is due to a spectral shift caused by phosphor displacement seen years after initial ...

Yet there’s been a rise in recent years of reports that some streetlights are giving off a purple haze—a very emo teenager vibe that’s better suited for Hot Topic than public thruways. So ...

Streetlights In America Are Suddenly Turning Purple: Here's Why. Travelling in the U.S at night could be scary with this new phenomenon, as the streetlights emit an odd purple shade.

A purple wave of faulty streetlights has swept across the USA, generating incorrect theories, bad lighting and fans of an accidental aesthetic.

FDOT: To report a purple light near you for replacement, contact the FDOT District Six Public Information Office (Miami-Dade County) at 305-470-5349 or the District Four Public Information Office ...

If you've spotted spooky purple streetlights in the middle of summer, they probably aren't a sign that a neighborhood has started celebrating Halloween early this year. Instead, the violet hue ...

Streetlights in a bunch of major cities are turning purple. Is it just a fluke — or a warning of the chaos to come?

As the Corning Museum of Glass notes, manganese-laced glass has an unusual tendency to turn various shades of purple when exposed to ultra-violet light. And needless to say, Beacon Hill’s ...

Dozens of light fixtures are emitting the blue light effect. “It was very eerie,” Kristopher Marques, of West Hartford, said. “You’d just be driving and then this purple glow, as you drive ...