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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Daylight saving time begins
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National Mushroom Month
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Unbearable cuteness
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Summer Olympics begin in Paris
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International Day of the Tropics
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Lantern Festival
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Happy Halloween!
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National Pumpkin Day
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An island hopper s paradise
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Tom Turkey takes Manhattan
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Did they forget to fly south?
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Nature Photography Day
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Longs Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park
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Polar bear season in Manitoba
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World Donkey Day
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It’s World Migratory Bird Day
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The old guard at Old San Juan
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Iceberg off the coast of Antarctica
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Celebrating 30 years of eye-opening images
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It s time to fall back
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Tombeau du Géant in Bouillon, Belgium
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Summer huts in winter
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American Wetlands Month
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World Teachers Day
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It s aboat time for the Barcolana
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Lakeside serenity in Finland
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The mighty, mighty mushroom
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Sweetheart Abbey, Scotland
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Crested caracaras
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Don’t look down
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