Louisiana loses about 30 square miles (78 square kilometers) of land each year to coastal erosion, hurricanes, other natural and human causes and a thing called subsidence, which means sinking.
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Only 3% water of the earth is fresh
Only 3% water of the earth is fresh, rest 97% salted. Of that 3%, over 2% is frozen in ice sheets and glaciers. Means less than 1% fresh water is found in lakes, rivers and underground.
Read More »Six times more water than the river above
A huge underground river runs underneath the Nile, with six times more water than the river above.
Read More »Sunlight can penetrate ocean water to a depth of 240 feet
Sunlight can penetrate clean ocean water to a depth of 240 feet.
Read More »Earth travels 66,700 miles per hour
Earth travels through space at 66,700 miles per hour.
Read More »Persian Gulf is the warmest sea
The Persian Gulf is the warmest sea. In the summer its temperature reaches 35.6 degrees centigrade.
Read More »Earth is the brightest in the planets
From a distance, Earth would be the brightest of the 9 planets. This is because sunlight is reflected by the planet’s water.
Read More »World’s deadliest earthquake occurred in 1557 in China
The world’s deadliest recorded earthquake occurred in 1557 in central China, more than 830,000 people were killed.
Read More »Asia is covered 30% of earth land but 60% of World population
Asia Continent is covered 30% of the total earth land area, but represent 60% of the world’s population.
Read More »Moon is one million times drier than Gobi Desert
The moon is one million times drier than the Gobi Desert.
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