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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Giants of the avian world
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Happy Easter!
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Short-eared owl
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Folegandros Island, Cyclades, Greece
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A notorious gunfight that was incorrectly named
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The mountain of 30,000 sakura
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The village of Castelluccio above the Piano Grande, Umbria, Italy
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Provence blooms with lavender at Sénanque Abbey
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Hoodoos, Sunset Point, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
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Cannes, France, in the spotlight
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Seventeen arches at sunset
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Champaka Sarasi, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India
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International Womens Day
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Eben Ice Caves, Upper Peninsula, Michigan
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Mediterranean red sea stars
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World Space Week begins
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A lush, green escape
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May we have this dance?
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International Zebra Day
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Petroglyphs near Fruita in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
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Did it see its shadow?
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Celebrating whales—and a whale of a tale
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Women s suffrage at 100
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Sunny day, sweepin the clouds away
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On the lookout for Sheep-Cote Clod
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Women s History Month
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Porthcawl Lighthouse, Wales, UK
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Winter Olympics in Beijing
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Trevi in bloom
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A red fox on the Swiss side of the Jura Mountain range
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