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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Children at play for International Day of Friendship
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Celebrating Native American Heritage Month
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Traditional red fishermens cabins, Reine, Norway
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Tassili n’Ajjer, Sahara, Algeria
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Yosemite National Park turns 132
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Seattle Central Library, Seattle, Washington
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Moody skies over Valletta
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Tortula moss, Netherlands
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Mount Field National Park, Tasmania, Australia
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Ponta da Piedade rock formations in Portugal
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Museum Night in Berlin
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Martimoaapa Mire Reserve, Finland
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Red deer stag in Glen Affric, Scottish Highlands
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International Archaeology Day
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Make way for robots
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Diving into World Oceans Day
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Black History Month
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Poinsettia Day
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A cozy winter village
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International Lighthouse Weekend
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The Alhambra in Granada, Spain
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World Octopus Day
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Umschreibung by Olafur Eliasson in Munich
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Heceta Head Light, Florence, Oregon
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Happy Cousins Day!
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The Nutcracker performed by the Turkish State Opera and Ballet in Türkiye
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A treaty for science
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Cenote near Puerto Aventuras, Mexico
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Reflecting on fall
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Ruins of a royal temple
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