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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Jeju Island, South Korea
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Tolkien Reading Day
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Travel Sunday: San Francisco
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The Canary Islands, Spain
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Canada s $20 view
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International Museum Day
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Squirrel Appreciation Day
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Happy World Laughter Day
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Bungle Bungle Range in Purnululu National Park, Australia
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Playa del Amor, Marietas Islands, Mexico
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Making it work—in Norway
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Black Fell in England s Lake District
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Ode to the sun
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Ostuni, Apulia, Italy
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Summer solstice
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Traffic jam on the caribou highway
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Venice s grand regatta
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Happy Boxing Day!
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Castle Frankenstein in Darmstadt, Germany
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There’s a dog in there somewhere
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Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia
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A triumph of light
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Across the great plains of Africa
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Who left the tub running?
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Illuminating Annecy
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Where fire meets water
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Dolomites
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Devetashka Cave, Devetaki, Bulgaria
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Swinging into International Jazz Day
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Feature Attraction: 85 years at the drive-in
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