12 Spectacular Images of Earth Hour
On March 28, 2009, 3,922 cities in 88 countries around the world turned out or dimmed their lights in commemoration of Earth Hour. Organizers hoped for 1 billion participants to turn out their lights, sending a message to world leaders in anticipation of the Global Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen 2009 that there is global interest in addressing climate change. The event followed similar, smaller Earth Hour events in 2007 and 2008. Here, selected and compiled from the Earth Hour Media Library, are 12 around the world before and after photos of Earth Hour 2009, plus two freebies at the end.
Brisbane, Australia
China, Shanghai World Financial Centre
China, Hong Kong, Images by Addy Cheung
Thailand, Wat Arun Wararam, Images by Surin W., WWF
Kuwait, Images by Adil Javed
Ukrain, Odessa, Ekaterininskaya square, images by Mykhai; Primorskyj bulevard panorama
UK, London, Big Ben and the Palace of Westminster, images by Ealovega
Scotland, Glasgow’s Squinty Bridge and the Edinburgh Castle, images of the castle by MaverickAgency
Spain, Madrid and Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia, Barcelona image by Cynthia Nudel-Ruido
Italy, The Colosseum in Rome
Mexico
Canada’s Toronto skyline, image by alexindigo
USA, New York, Times Square
Antarctica, Casey Station
Images from the Earth Hour website via DivShare, unless otherwise specified.
great pictures..
Go Earth hour!!
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These are really stunning. Thank you for sharing them. They do remind us that all good things are possible and that people around the world are aware of and do care about our shared destiny on this planet.
Spectacular! Thanks for this post!
This is a great post but I’m fairly certain that’s not Big Ben. Just compare the photo with the picture of Big Ben on Wikipedia (which I know isn’t the best source). Big Ben doesn’t appear to have angled lines coming to a point above the clock face like the clock in the photo.
Stephanie,
I agree that the previous picture was hard to identify and my have been mislabelled by the photographer. I’ve replaced it with a better image. Thank you.
Gavin