Today is Earth Day—a day dedicated to celebrating the planet we call home and raising awareness of environmental problems. The seeds of this day were planted back in 1969 when Gaylord Nelson, the then-senator of Wisconsin, USA, witnessed events like the Cuyahoga River catching fire and the Santa Barbara oil spill and decided that the world needed an environmental initiative. A year later, the first Earth Day event was held. Now, it has grown into an annual event with more than a billion people in over 193 countries taking part.
Earth Day
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South Stack Lighthouse, Holyhead, Wales
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Rocky Mountain run-off
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An island crossroad of culture
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Füzér Castle in the Zemplén Mountains, Hungary
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Macaroni penguins
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Man-made, meandering Lake Powell
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Bright blue lakes and rugged mountains
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Happy Hogmanay!
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City of ice
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Rethymno, Crete, Greece
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Celebrating women
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National Hummingbird Day
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History awaits atop the hill
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Fit for a king
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Lake Tahoe, USA
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Mountains of sand
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Happy Pi Day!
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Our forgotten forests
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International Mountain Day
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Reed bunting
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The bears and the bees…
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Will we be ready for the ‘big one?’
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Fujian Tulou, China
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Ablaze with colour
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World Population Day
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Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve, Estonia
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Warm light through an ancient forest
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International Beaver Day
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Perfect, pastoral Palouse