Beginning in Sydney, Australia three years ago, Earth Hour has grown into a global observance. States, large organizations and individual people observed Earth Hour 2010 on Saturday March 27th, as homes, office towers and landmarks turned off their lights for an hour starting at 8.30 pm local time to raise awareness about climate change and the threat from rising greenhouse gas emissions. Collected here are a series of before-and-after photographs from this year - which (starting with the second one below) will fade between "on" and "off" when clicked. [See also: last year] This effect requires javascript to be enabled. (26 photos total)
These two photos show Malaysia's landmark Petronas Twin Towers before, left, and after being turned off its lights to mark Earth Hour in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, March 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)
A before-and-after view of the Las Vegas Strip seen during Earth Hour from Mix at THEhotel at Mandalay Bay March 27, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. [click image to see it fade] (Ethan Miller/Getty Images) #
A pair of photos of Ion Orchard, one of the largest shopping malls on Orchard Road during Earth Hour in Singapore March 27, 2010. [click image to see it fade] (REUTERS/Tim Chong) #
The National Stadium, also known as the "Bird's Nest", before and during Earth Hour in Beijing, China March 27, 2010. [click image to see it fade] (REUTERS/Grace Liang) #
Moscow State University seen before and after the lights are turned off during the worldwide Earth Hour, a global campaign to highlight the threat of climate change in Moscow Saturday, March 27, 2010. [click image to see it fade] (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev) #
The Sydney skyline is seen before and after the lights are switched off for Earth Hour on March 27, 2010 in Sydney, Australia. Earth hour this year aims to highlight everyone’s environmental footprint on the earth, encouraging individuals to reduce their impact on the planet and help reduce pollution and climate change. [click image to see it fade] (Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images) #
The Forbidden City, seen before and during the Earth Hour 2010 power switch off on March 27, 2010 in Beijing, China. [click image to see it fade] (Feng Li/Getty Images) #
Malaysia's landmarks Petronas Twin Towers after and during Earth Hour in Kuala Lumpur on March 27, 2010. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad [click image to see it fade] (REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad) #
A general view of commercial buildings before and after turning off lights in Hong Kong's central district Saturday, March 27, 2010 to mark the annual Earth Hour. [click image to see it fade] (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) #
Romania's Parliament building before and during Earth Hour at 8:30pm in central Bucharest March 27, 2010. [click image to see it fade] (REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel) #
The Mohammed Ali mosque at the Salaheddine Citadel before and during Earth Hour in the Egyptian capital of Cairo on March 27, 2010. [click image to see it fade] (AFP PHOTO/KHALED DESOUKI) #
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