Light and fire seems to be today’s themes.

On Thursday evening, the Eiffel Tower’s 20,000 bulbs will go dark for five minutes.

Environmental activists have arranged the micro blackout to coincide with the release of a major report–which some predict will be dire–on the current state of global warming.

Learn more about the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s report here and here.

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