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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Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California
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National Hammock Day
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Southern right whale
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Heron lies the Salton Sea
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The United States 250th anniversary
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The Wave at Coyote Buttes
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Cordouan Lighthouse, France
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Merry Christmas!
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National Mountain Climbing Day
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A willowy welcome to spring
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A notorious advocate for women
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Design for Each and All
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Hemakuta Hill, Hampi, India
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Happy International Day of Forests!
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Cheers! It’s National Wine Day
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Tassili n’Ajjer, Sahara, Algeria
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Have fun storming the castle
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National Fossil Day
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Last stop before leaving the solar system
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A step toward freedom
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A river runs through rice fields
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Ceremony Hall at Sweden s Icehotel
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Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day
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Goliath heron in Kruger National Park, South Africa
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International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
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Flamingos of the Chilean desert
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International Day for Biosphere Reserves
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Let the harvest begin
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Gateway to America
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A giant relic in Java
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