Earth, the third planet from the Sun, is unique in harboring life due to its liquid surface water, primarily contained in its vast global ocean covering 70.8% of its crust. The remaining 29.2% is land, largely humid and vegetated. Tectonic plates shape the Earth's surface, creating mountains, volcanoes, and earthquakes. A liquid outer core generates a magnetosphere, protecting the planet from solar winds and cosmic radiation. Polar ice sheets contain more water than all other freshwater sources combined.
From 1980 to 2000, extreme weather events such as tropical cyclones caused an average of 11,800 human deaths per year.
From 1980 to 2000, extreme weather events such as tropical cyclones caused an average of 11,800 human deaths per year.
In 2000, the magnetic-field strength at the equator of Earth's magnetic field was 3.05×10 T, with a magnetic dipole moment of 7.79×10 Am. It was observed to be decreasing nearly 6% per century.
In 2006, it was observed that the near-Earth asteroid 2006 RH120 makes close approaches to the Earth–Moon system roughly every twenty years, orbiting Earth for brief periods during these approaches.
In 2010, the trojan asteroid companion, 2010 TK7, was discovered librating around the leading Lagrange triangular point, L4, in Earth's orbit around the Sun.
In 2015, 2 percentage points of the 12–14% of ice-free land used for croplands were irrigated.
As of 2018, according to the concept of planetary boundaries, no country meets the basic needs of its population without transgressing planetary boundaries.
In 2019, Earth's land surface consisted of 39 million km of forest and woodlands, 12 million km of shrub and grassland, 40 million km used for animal feed and grazing, and 11 million km cultivated as croplands.
In 2020, global temperatures were estimated to be 1.2 °C warmer than the preindustrial baseline. This temperature increase, or global warming, has contributed to several environmental issues.
As of September 2021, there were 4,550 operational, human-made satellites orbiting Earth, in addition to inoperative satellites and over 16,000 pieces of tracked space debris. The International Space Station (ISS) was Earth's largest artificial satellite.
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