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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Greater flamingos, Lüderitz, Namibia
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Celebrating the International Day of Forests
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Visiting a Maratha fortress
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Winnie-the-Pooh Day
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Piazza IX Aprile, Taormina, Sicily, Italy
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Zion National Park Turns 100
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A willowy welcome to spring
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Palace of Westminster, London, England
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The largest American bison around
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Commemorating peace in Antarctica
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Beaver achievers
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Shark Awareness Day
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Spring comes to the Palouse
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Dusky eagle-owls, Pakistan
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Over the boardwalk
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Old City of Dubrovnik in Dalmatia, Croatia
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Asteroid Day
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A crane for good luck in today’s big game
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Saguaro cacti, Ironwood Forest National Monument, Arizona
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Heron lies the Salton Sea
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Sanxiantai Dragon Bridge in Taitung, Taiwan
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Fall for Chile
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Honoring some real heroes of World War II
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Go with the rainbow flow
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March of the flowers
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The Crown Jewel of the North Atlantic
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One for the books
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World Population Day
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River Quoich in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Merry Christmas!
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