Photos: Dramatic Before and After Photos of Earth Hour
Mar 27, 2011 06:51 PM EDT
The world turned off its lights on March 26 for an hour from 8.30 p.m. local time as a show of support for tougher action to confront climate change.
Earth Hour is a global event organized by World Wide Fund for Nature and is held on the last Saturday of March annually, asking households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights and other electrical appliances for one hour to raise awareness towards the need to take action on climate change.
Earth Hour was conceived by WWF and The Sydney Morning Herald in 2007, when 2.2 million residents of Sydney participated by turning off all non-essential lights.
The following are photos of some major cities and major landmarks around the world, detailing the differences between a normal hour and the dramatic change when the Earthday hour went into affect.
A view shows the great Giza pyramids and the Sphinx during Earth Hour in Cairo
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A view shows the great Giza pyramids and the Sphinx during Earth Hour in Cairo
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Tower of Berlin's Red Town Hall is seen shortly before its illumination is switched off as part of Earth Hour
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Tower of Berlin's Red Town Hall is seen shortly after its illumination was switched off as part of Earth Hour
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A view of Berlin's skyline with the television tower Brandenburg Gate is pictured before Earth Hour
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A view of Berlin's skyline with the television tower Brandenburg Gate is pictured before Earth Hour
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A view shows the India Gate before Earth Hour in New Delhi
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A view shows the India Gate before Earth Hour in New Delhi
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Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur are pictured before lights were turned off for Earth Hour
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Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur are pictured after lights were turned off for Earth Hour
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A general view shows the Badaling section of the Great Wall before Earth Hour on the outskirts of Beijing
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A general view shows the Badaling section of the Great Wall during Earth Hour on the outskirts of Beijing
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The Welcome Statue fountain is seen before Earth Hour in Jakarta
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A Sydney man, who is suspected to have raped three male students in Indonesia, has been surrendered to Indonesian authorities last week.
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The Taj Hotel is pictured before lights were turned off for Earth Hour in Mumbai
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The Taj Hotel is pictured before lights were turned off for Earth Hour in Mumbai
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Sex business may be good business but Sydney thinks otherwise as the City Council dumped on Tuesday night proposals to expand the Stiletto bordello at Camperdown, which is located west of the inner city.
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A view of the Sydney city skyline during Earth Hour
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Hong Kong's central financial district is pictured lighted up before Earth Hour
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Hong Kong's central financial district is pictured with much of its lights switched off during Earth Hour
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The skyscrapers of Singapore's central business district are pictured before Earth Hour
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The skyscrapers of Singapore's central business district are pictured during Earth Hour
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A general view of the Las Vegas Strip just before Earth Hour from Mix Nightclub at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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A general view of the Las Vegas Strip just before Earth Hour from Mix Nightclub at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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The Houses of Parliament are pictured with their lights extinguished during Earth hour in London
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The Houses of Parliament are pictured with their lights extinguished during Earth hour in London
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