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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50 years of Earth Day
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Welcome to the Year of the Pig
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In the Himalayas for International Mountain Day
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Moving as one
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Winter in England s Cotswolds
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It’s World Migratory Bird Day
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Vacuum Chamber 5 at Glenn Research Center
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Chicagohenge
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Tulips at Emirgan Park in Istanbul, Türkiye
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April Fools Day
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World Rivers Day
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International Day of the Tropics
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Venice by night
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It s National Camera Day. Get the picture?
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Beech tree in a cereal field, Hampshire, England
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Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California
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Fall colors below Mount Sneffels near Ridgway, Colorado
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World Sea Turtle Day
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Celebrating Pi Day
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Get amped for Glastonbury
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Haghartsin Monastery, Armenia
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First day of summer
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Colorful houses of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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Ponta da Piedade rock formations in Portugal
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Gazing upon Portraits of Change
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Tolkien Reading Day
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Lunar eclipse
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Al-Khazneh in Petra, Jordan
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Sandhill cranes, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
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Native American Heritage Month
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