60 Minutes of Darkness

60 Minutes of Darkness
By Lintang Bob Yong
A sighted person was helping a blind man to get home. The helper said to him that they must hurry because it would soon be dark. The blind man asked what darkness was.
In a sighted world, most people have not experienced a total darkness. And darkness has often been associated with evils and spooky situations. Most children are afraid of darkness when left alone.
The global community celebrated the earth Hour 2010 on Saturday, March 27. On this day, all lights were turned off for an hour from 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm.
What is this Earth Hour all about? What is the significance of it?
The earth Hour which was initiated by WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia. It was an attempt to avert catastrophic global warming. The campaign was globalized in 2008 and in 2009, there were over 4000 cities in 87 countries took part in this event. This event is to remind people of the immediate need to fight climate change that has threatened to harm nature.
This video will give you an insight of the Earth Hour.

Malaysia has participated in the Earth Hour 2009 and Earth Hour 2010.
So, did you turn off the lights on March 27?
Yes, I did.