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March 28, 2009

Earth Hour for Climate Change Darkens World Landmarks
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Australia's Sydney Harbor went dark as lights turned off at iconic
Sydney Opera House and Harbor Bridge as part of Earth Hour, global event
calling attention to climate change 
      The Sydney Opera House with the lights on (top) before 'Earth
Hour' takes place and then during the hour (bottom) in Sydney,
Australia, 28 Mar 2009

 Australia's Sydney Harbor went dark as lights were turned off at the
iconic Sydney Opera House and Harbor Bridge as part of Earth Hour, a
global event calling attention to climate change. First organized in
Sydney in 2007, at least 3,929 communities around the world are shutting
off lights this year in the event rolling through the world's time
zones. 

 Hundreds of landmarks around the world are expected to go dark for an
hour as nightfall circles the globe Saturday night. This year's Earth
Hour officially started in the remote Chatham Island chain about 800
kilometers southeast of New Zealand. Organizers hope up to a billion
people from small villages in Namibia to sprawling cities in Asia will
participate in an international effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions,
which many scientists blame for a warming climate.

 Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.


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