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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Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
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Snow aglow in central Japan
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Cheese! We ll go somewhere where there s cheese!
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In the Garden of Europe
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The Roaches ridge in the Peak District, England
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Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
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Venice s grand regatta
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Mack Arch Rock
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World Rivers Day
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What s cuter than nuzzling rhinos?
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Devetashka Cave, Devetaki, Bulgaria
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April Fools Day
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A path to access
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Stari Most in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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American Eagle Day
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Global commerce in motion
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International Archaeology Day
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A timeless view of the night sky
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Spring comes to the Palouse
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Honoring the first American woman in space
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Batten down the hatches
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A treaty for science
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The Millennium at 20
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Ceremony Hall at Sweden s Icehotel
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Piazza IX Aprile, Taormina, Sicily, Italy
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The Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Italy
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The city of Osaka at night, Japan
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Welcome to the Year of the Pig
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A whale of a hug
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Seonam Temple, South Korea