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
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Don’t look down
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Leshan Giant Buddha, Sichuan, China
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Gray seal sleeping on the beach, Orkney Islands, Scotland
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Caribbean flamingos, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
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A legend and a legendary home
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Old Town in Prague, Czech Republic
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Pretty poetic for a pit
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Shining like Klondike gold
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A tree amid the Tetons
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Guiding ships to safety
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Provence blooms with lavender at Sénanque Abbey
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Wanderin Wawayanda
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Autumn in Central Park, New York
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Today is World Refugee Day
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Harvest season begins
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European river otter, Netherlands
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Great gray owls in their nest, Finland
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Go Fly a Kite Day
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Earth seen from the International Space Station
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There’s a dog in there somewhere
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Glowworm caves in Australia
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Cecil Brewer Staircase, London
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Yosemite National Park turns 132
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Pollinator Week
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Incense making, Vietnam
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Mesmerizing murmuration
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A palace for the public
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Pride 2022
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International Jazz Day
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A light on National Hispanic Heritage Month
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