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-Wisconsin senator, 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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Red deer, Canada
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Sanctuary among the trees
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Go hug a mountain, if you can
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Aýna, Albacete, Spain
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Everglades National Park, Florida, United States
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Good cold fun
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Oxbow Bend on the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States
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Meet for lunch?
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Capilano Suspension Bridge Park, Vancouver, British Columbia
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Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia, USA
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Sequoia National Park, California, USA
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Im ready for my close-up, Mr. DeSquirrel
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Dare to tread through the fairy flower?
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Carnival of Venice
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Mount Segla, Senja Island, Norway
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The Roaches ridge in the Peak District, England
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Whooper swans, Kotoku Pond, Japan
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Canadian Grand Prix 2025
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Val Brandet, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy
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Nimble and stealthy
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To the infinite and back
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Annas hummingbird
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Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA
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Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland
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Banggai cardinalfish with sea anemone
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Holiday hues
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Look up, incoming…
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Los Glaciares National Park, Patagonia, Argentina
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Where buffalo roam
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Firefall at Yosemite
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