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Annual. Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by EARTHDAY.ORG (formerly Earth Day Network) [1] including 1 billion people in more than 193 countries. [2][1][3] In 1969 at a UNESCO Conference in San ...
In 1970, millions of Americans concerned about the environment observed the first 'Earth Day.' Forty-four years later, the tradition and message of conserving our beautiful planet is still going ...
The Blue Marble is a photograph of Earth taken on December 7, 1972, by either Ron Evans or Harrison Schmitt aboard the Apollo 17 spacecraft on its way to the Moon.Viewed from around 29,400 km (18,300 mi) from Earth's surface, [1] a cropped and rotated version has become one of the most reproduced images in history.
8. Power down and let mother nature be your guide. Nature-inspired outings are a great way to get kids to put down their tablets and turn their attention to mother Earth, and there are ...
Earth Day Facts (Jessica Zaccaria / Getty Images/iStockphoto) A 2015 study estimated that there are roughly 3 trillion trees on earth, give or take a few million.
The Ecology Flag was designed in 1970 by Jack Shepherd, then Senior Editor at Look Magazine, to promote the first Earth Day. Shepherd and colleagues Christopher Wren, and David Maxie, hung the first Ecology flag from the 5th floor window of the Look Building on Madison Avenue at 51st, next door to St Patrick’s Cathedral.
A college student in a gas mask "smells" a magnolia blossom during the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970 in New York City. Credit - AP. M ore than 8 billion people inhabit Earth, and soon a ...
The Chinese Earth goddess Hou Tu [6] is similar to Gaia, the Greek goddess personifying the Earth. Bhumi Devi is the goddess of Earth in Hinduism, [7] influenced by Graha. The Tuluva people of Tulunadu in Southern India celebrate a Three Day "Earth Day" called Keddaso. This festival comes in usually on 10th,12th,13 February every Calendar year.