Wide global participation in `Earth Hour` to raise awareness of the dangers of climate change

ArabiaWeather.com- Today, March 28, 2015, marks the World Earth Hour Day, which is held every year with the aim of saving energy.

It is assumed that darkness will fall at half past eight until half past nine GMT, for most of the countries of the world, or those participating in this day.

The main goal of turning off the lights on this day is to unite people with the aim of preserving the planet's climate and raising awareness of global warming.

Among these global landmarks participating in the event; Statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, the Acropolis in Athens, Edinburgh Castle, Big Ben in London, the historic center of the Ecuadorian capital, Quito, Times Square in New York, and the Sydney Harbor Bridge.

It is noteworthy that this day was established by US Senator Gaylord Nelson as an educational environmental day, which was first held on April 22, 1970.

While the focus of the first Earth Day was on the United States, Dennis Hayes, who was the local organizer of this day in America in 1970, founded The Bullit Foundation, which made this day international and established it in 1990 in 141 countries.

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