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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Where fire meets water
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Illuminated Uluru
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Abbey Gardens in Bury St Edmunds, England
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Mandarin duck, Richmond Park, London, England
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A stroll above the stratosphere
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Point Reyes National Seashore, California
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National Aviation Day
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Corn maze in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania
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Molokini Crater, Maui, Hawaii
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All eyes on moths
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The Crown of the Continent
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Opt outside today
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What the hay?
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Dunluce Castle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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An oceanic valentine
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Winnie-the-Pooh Day
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Koala in the Great Otway National Park, Australia
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Summertime in Alaska
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Fibonacci Day
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The ‘Night of Nights’
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A toast to California!
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Happy Halloween!
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By the light of the fireflies
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Exploring the wilder side of New York
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Fall Astronomy Week
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Independence Day
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Christmas star lanterns, Germany
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Silbury Hill for International Archaeology Day
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Polar bears
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A seabird gets schooled
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