Earth Day 22 Apr 2024

Today is Earth Day—a day dedicated to celebrating the planet we call home and raising awareness of environmental problems. The seeds of this day were planted back in 1969 when Gaylord Nelson, the then-senator of Wisconsin, USA, witnessed events like the Cuyahoga River catching fire and the Santa Barbara oil spill and decided that the world needed an environmental initiative. A year later, the first Earth Day event was held. Now, it has grown into an annual event with more than a billion people in over 193 countries taking part.

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Today in History

Where can you find this cute creature?
22 Apr 2025Earth Day

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18 Aug 2025Avalanche Lake Trail at Adirondack High Peaks, New York, United States
Where is this hidden waterfall?
The fjords of Italy
3 Oct 2025Glen Brittle, Isle of Skye, Scotland
4 Nov 2025Tower Bridge, London
15 Nov 2024Yi Peng lantern festival, Chiang Mai, Thailand
On the edge
Get ready for the blood moon
25 Jun 2024Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA
4 Jan 2025Bản Giốc – Detian Falls, Vietnam
Here we go!
27 Nov 2023Rio Negro
15 Nov 2023Rapa Valley in Sarek National Park, Sweden
20 Mar 2024Spring equinox
26 Jun 2024Banggai cardinalfish with sea anemone
All hail the mighty mangrove!
27 Oct 2023Sligachan Old Bridge, Isle of Skye, Scotland
27 Aug 2025World Lake Day
13 Nov 2025Quiver trees, Keetmanshoop, Namibia
Its puffling season!
11 Oct 2024Grasmere, Lake District, Cumbria, England
7 May 2025Dunluce Castle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
26 Sep 2025Least chipmunk, Kootenai National Forest, Montana, United States
Pastel perfection
4 Dec 2024Wildlife Conservation Day
Celebrating the tropics
27 Oct 2024British Summer Time ends
Life on the lake
The lonely castle
31 Oct 2024Happy Halloween!