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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A notorious advocate for women
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It s superb owl Sunday
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Hay bales in North Yorkshire, England
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Ring of fire
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Inside the Oculus
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International Talk Like a Pirate Day
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Anniversary of Pinnacles National Park, California
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A wild, craggy corner of the United States
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Aloe in bloom
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Groundhog Day
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Falling for the Canadian Rockies
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World Art Day
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Big Bend National Parks birthday
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Dolomites
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Best fronds forever
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Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy
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Look before you leap
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Let the Highland games begin
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World Space Week
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A walk among the giants
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World Turtle Day
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Big sky at Big Bend
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The mountaintop of toppled gods
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Río Arazas in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, Spain
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It s not always sunny in Abu Simbel…
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National Napping Day
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National Moth Week
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Sea Otter Awareness Week
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A bird of beauty
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Illuminating Annecy
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