World Environment Day Jun 5, 2024

Happy World Environment Day! First celebrated back in 1973, this UN event is now celebrated in more than 143 countries. This year"s theme focuses on land restoration, desertification, and drought resilience.

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Today in History

Jun 5, 2018Up, up, and away for Hot Air Balloon Day
Jun 5, 2019Happy trees = Clean air
Jun 5, 2020By the light of the fireflies
Jun 5, 2021Bird s-eye view on World Environment Day
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Aug 19, 2019On the wings of the Wright brothers
Oct 14, 2018Gone ‘lightseeing’ in Berlin
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Dec 10, 2024Lands End, Cornwall, England
Aug 6, 2021Looking down upon Edinburgh
May 15, 2024The Blue City of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Jul 27, 2021Maybe we should be looking up
Sep 24, 2024Skaftafell, Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland
Jul 11, 2019Evidence of human habitation
Feb 9, 2026Amur leopard cat, Russia
Feb 19, 2023Humpback whales in Maui, Hawaii
Dec 26, 2018Boxing Day—a shopper’s delight
Nov 5, 2023Playa del Silencio, Spain
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