Buildings around the world will go dark for 60 minutes this evening in a voluntary event known as Earth Hour. This grassroots effort was started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia, by the Australian branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature (aka World Wildlife Fund), which encouraged Sydneysiders to show their support for climate action. Since then, it’s grown into a global movement to raise awareness of our energy consumption and the effects of climate change on our planet.
Here’s why landmarks are going dark
Today in History
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It’s Draw a Bird Day
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A herd of impalas, Londolozi Game Reserve, South Africa
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Pretty, pretty…butterfly?
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Tennis in the park
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Point Reyes National Seashore in California
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The tortoise and the finch
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An inland ocean
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Death Valley National Park, California
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Badlands National Parks 45th anniversary
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Arbor Day
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From Sputnik to extraterrestrial storms
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Burrowing owls
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Three Natural Bridges, Wulong Karst, China
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Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
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Bodie State Historic Park, California
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A look at Uranus, seventh planet from the sun
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The largest American bison around
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International Day for Biosphere Reserves
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Take this for a spin...
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World Poetry Day
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National Lighthouse Day
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World Meteorological Day
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Cinco de Mayo
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Florentine garden brings generations together
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Black grouses lekking
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Oh, the places you’ll go
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A red knot on the Shetland Islands, Scotland
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Hoh Rain Forest, Olympic National Park, Washington
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The dry days of winter in Etosha
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Nubble Island’s only industry
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