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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Rideau Canal Skateway in Ottawa, Canada
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Computer Science EDU Week
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World Teachers Day
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Sand dunes in the Sahara, Algeria
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Keep calm and drive on (slowly)
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It’s Giving Tuesday
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Balloon Ascension Day
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Put your helmet on, we’re going for a hike
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Pups of the prairie
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American Eagle Day
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Let’s talk fossils
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Crown Fountain by Jume Plensa at Millennium Park in Chicago
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A yearly sign that spring has sprung
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It s Teacher Appreciation Week
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Kelp buddies
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The Spirit of Harlem by Louis Delsarte
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Abbey Gardens in Bury St Edmunds, England
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Happy Mothers Day!
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Happy holidays!
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Haaga Rhododendron Park
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A prison fit for a count
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Celebrating whales—and a whale of a tale
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A hidden jewel in Croatia
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A different view of sharks
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Easter
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Lake Magadi, Kenya
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Playa del Silencio, Spain
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Atolls in the Maldives
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Observing World Braille Day in Bavaria