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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The Sonoran Desert, Arizona
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Brown pelican, San Diego, California
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In the footsteps of Leopold Bloom
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park turns 103
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It s Independence Day
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World Meteorological Day
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Mount Field National Park, Tasmania, Australia
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International Mountain Day
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Desert rose of Qatar
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Scottish Blackface sheep, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Southern lights for Antarctica Day
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Groundhog Day
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There once was a lighthouse from...
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Taking the scenic route to Sturgis
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Colle Santa Lucia, Dolomites, Italy
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Christmas market at Belvedere Palace in Vienna
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Spring comes to the Palouse
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Waiting for the perfect shot
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Rainbow River, Rainbow Springs State Park, Florida
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Seville celebrates first world tour
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Vacuum Chamber 5 at Glenn Research Center
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Kendwa village, Zanzibar, Tanzania
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Landscape Architecture Month
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Ready for takeoff
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Prayer flags in Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan
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50 years of Earth Day
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Iceberg off the coast of Antarctica
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In the Most Serene Republic
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Hey, who’s in charge here?
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The Hermitage of Santa Justa
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