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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Paradise, found
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Jazzed for Mardi Gras
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National Find a Rainbow Day
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Maloja, Switzerland
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High tide at the walled city
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A stroll above the stratosphere
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A tower of light
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Join us in celebrating World Water Day
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An historic forest
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It’s not a pinecone, it’s a pangolin
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St. Patricks Day
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International Literacy Day
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Flocking together in the Antarctic
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Waiānapanapa State Park, Maui, Hawaii
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Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland
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A. M. Foster Bridge in Cabot, Vermont
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National Lighthouse Day
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Happy Hobbit Day
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Icelandic horses, Iceland
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National Hummingbird Day
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Aerial view of Plaza Mayor, Madrid, Spain
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The largest American bison around
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Cheetah mother and cub
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Pasadena Chalk Festival supports local arts education
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Satellite image of sand and seaweed in the Bahamas
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A big place to shop small
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The tallest animal in the world on the longest day of the year
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Fannette Island, Lake Tahoe
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Back on the rise
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I am the walrus
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