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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Dunluce Castle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Let’s celebrate
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Maple and bamboo forests in Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan
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Mount Pico, Portugal
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Hay bales in North Yorkshire, England
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Remembering Krakatoa
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Great on so many levels
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High alpine color in Colorado
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Eye of the cave
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Dog days of summer
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Arrr! Can you talk like a pirate?
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Is this Minecraft headquarters?
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Pi Day
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The Cutty Sark turns 150
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Indigenous living
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Take the stairs
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A duckling swimming in a water meadow, Suffolk, England
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National Fossil Day
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Celebrating World Olive Tree Day
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It s Mountain Day in Japan
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National Mushroom Day
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Château de Villandry, France
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Protecting Alaska
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Birds of the Drömling
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In search of roadside attractions on ‘America’s Highway’
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Sibiu Christmas market, Romania
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Rooftops in the walled city of Urbino, Italy
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Let the holiday shopping commence
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Let s get lost
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Frost-covered dunes on Mars
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