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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The confluence of the Arve and Rhône Rivers
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC
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Kawachi Fuji Garden
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World Teachers Day
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An inland ocean
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Happy International Astronomy Day!
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Road to Sa Calobra, Majorca, Spain
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Who doesn’t love a ‘Puppy’?
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Indigenous Peoples Day
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In orbit for Yuri s Night
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The last thing seen by Wile E. Coyote
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Bohemian Switzerland
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It s a ruff life
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Belted Galloway cows
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World Rainforest Day
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International Kissing Day
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No, it s not a leaf. Happy Look-alike Day
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The frog prince?
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Khao Sok National Park in Thailand
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Badlands National Park in South Dakota
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Wander the ancient medina
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Flag Day
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An icy extravaganza
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Aura River in Turku, Finland
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A Eurasian red squirrel in Switzerland
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A new park with a new mission
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Fresh water on the Silk Road
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National Take a Hike Day
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Spotted eagle rays in the Galápagos Islands
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Diamond Beach, Iceland