Today is Earth Day—a day dedicated to celebrating the planet we call home and raising awareness of environmental problems. The seeds of this day were planted back in 1969 when Gaylord Nelson, the then-senator of Wisconsin, USA, witnessed events like the Cuyahoga River catching fire and the Santa Barbara oil spill and decided that the world needed an environmental initiative. A year later, the first Earth Day event was held. Now, it has grown into an annual event with more than a billion people in over 193 countries taking part.
Earth Day
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Berlin Cathedral and Museum Island, Berlin, Germany
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Gadisar Lake, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
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Zoroaster Temple, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, United States
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What are these predators doing?
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God’s Own Country
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Leucistic Annas Hummingbird
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Pastel perfection
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Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris, France
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May the 4th be with you
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When landscape met wilderness
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Sandstone formations in the badlands near Caineville, Utah, United States
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Check out these ‘sea cows’
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Chittorgarh Fort, Rajasthan
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Blueberries growing in the wild
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Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
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A beacon in the golden light
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This magical beach is worth the hike
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Pumpkin field, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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A day for the worlds Indigenous populations
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Perfect, pastoral Palouse
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Lathmar Holi
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Marigny, New Orleans, USA
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Lupine fields, Snæfellsnes, Iceland
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International Day of the Snow Leopard
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Fishing boat on beach in Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu
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Mid-Autumn Festival
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Earth Day
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Saving and celebrating honey bees
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World Environment Day
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