Argentine cities involved in global apagon

The Obelisk, the Torre de los Ingleses, the Puente de la Mujer, the Pyramid of May, the San Martin Monument, the Monument to the Two Congresses, among others, were plunged into darkness since 2030.

also the Manzana de las Luces, the Recoleta Cultural Center, the Monument of the Spanish and the Municipal Palace joined the demonstration in Argentina coordinated the environmental organization WWF.

La Plata, Catamarca, Santa Fe, Rosario, Mendoza, Bariloche, Simoca (Tucuman) and Ushuaia joined Earth Hour as well as cities like Los Angeles, Barcelona, Hong Kong or Singapore.

Also the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx of Giza head up the list of 1274 human and natural wonders that joined the blackout, like the Forbidden City in Beijing, the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe in Paris, the Empire State in New York or Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe.

“In Argentina and worldwide, climate change is a reality, and today this phenomenon affects water sources, the energy, transport, agriculture and health, putting at risk our livelihoods and economic future, “said Diego Moreno, general director of the Fundacion Vida Silvestre Argentina.

initiative arose Sydney, Australia, in 2007, and increased each year to cover about 4,000 cities in 87 countries that switched off their lights last year, and achieve this membership of 125 nations .- (Telam).

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