Earth Hour Urged by Climate Change Campaigners

The fourth annual light out event known as Earth Hour had individual, business and government participants in more than 4,000 cities in 125 countries. It will also see many international landmarks taking part in the event as well. Some of the landmarks that will be taking part include the Eiffel Tower, the Empire State building and the Burh Khalifa.

According to reports, the biggest turn off event in human history is was held at 8:30pm on March 27 in Chatham, which is a tiny South Pacific island with only 12 street lamps. Almost 25 hours later, but at 9:30pm the same day, this event finished on the other side of the international dateline in the Galapagos Islands. Here scientists shared a candle lit dinner with several hundred residents and environmental activists.

In the UK, many hotels and restaurants were offering special candle lit dinners where guests were able to see well known sites plunge into blackness. Some of the places in the UK that took part in the event include, but are not limited to: Big Ben, Edinburgh castle, Millennium stadium, Belfast city hall, St Paul’s cathedral, Durham Cathedral and the London Eye.

This little event has become very widespread. Two million people took part in the first switch off in Sydney in 2007. Last year, hundreds of millions participated in 88 countries around the world. This year, organizers say that close to a billion people took part.

There are a few Nations that signed up for the event that haven’t in the past. This includes places like Saudi Arabia, Mongolia, Nepal, and the Czech Republic. Even more places may take part in Earth Hour for the next go around.