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The Sydney opera house, and other iconic national monuments round the world turned off their lights at 8:30pm local time to commemorate earth hour.
The Sydney Harbour bridge, another Australian monument, also turned off its light to mark the same occasion.
Earth hour is a yearly global ceremony where everyone is encouraged to turn off their lights for an hour to demonstrate their concern about climate change.
The initiative was created in 2007 by the World Wildlife fund, a charity, to highlight the impact of climate change and lack of environmental protection.
In the same year, over 2 million people and 2,000 businesses in Sydney, Australia switched off their lights for one hour, thus beginning the movement.
It also looks to illustrate how much effect just one hour of no energy consumption can have on the climate in general.
More than turning off lights, people are also encouraged to volunteer an hour of their time doing good and raising awareness for the planet
Since its inauguration, up to one hundred and ninety countries worldwide now participate in the annual event which takes place every 22nd of March.
So far cities like Tokyo, Bangkok, Mumbai have taken part in Earth hour 2025 with the United Kingdom set to join in later in the day.
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Australian researchers have pioneered a low-cost and scalable plasma-based method to produce ammonia gas directly from air, offering a green alternative to the traditional fossil fuel-dependent Haber-Bosch process.
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They seem distant and frozen in time, but glaciers are melting fast, and the ripple effects are reaching every corner of the world. From rising seas to disrupted weather and water shortages, their disappearance is reshaping our shared future.
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Fierce wildfires are tearing through Bulgaria, burning homes, threatening villages, and forcing people to evacuate the area, as firefighters face dangerous conditions across the country.
Firefighters in Greece are battling wildfires near Athens and on several islands as the country swelters under its third heatwave of the summer. People have evacuated from their villages as flames spread through dry terrain, fanned by strong winds and record temperatures.
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