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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The Rainbow Houses of Houten, Netherlands
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Coming home to roost
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Día de los Muertos celebrations in Mexico
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World Lizard Day
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Maya site of Copán
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River otters at Acadia National Park, Maine
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Up in the Highlands
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Valentines Day
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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Crescent Lake near Dunhuang, China
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Gazing down on planet Earth
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Keep calm and drive on (slowly)
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Craters of the Moon centennial
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A cliffside harbor in Sardinia
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Tom Turkey takes Manhattan
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The view will stop you in your tracks
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Illuminations on the Gulf of Poets
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Let s crack the code
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A big birthday for Big Bend
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Splashes of color for Watercolor Month
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A place called ‘Peace’ in India
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Pride 2025
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Gray days ahead in Monterey
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A Portuguese fort takes a star turn
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World Octopus Day
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Penguins can t fly!
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Up on the glacier
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Jeju Island, South Korea
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Christmas Bird Count
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The beach at Cala Luna, Sardinia, Italy
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