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Countries by average annual precipitation. Some parts of a country can be much wetter than others, so it is not an accurate depiction of the wettest and driest places on earth. This is a list of countries by average annual precipitation.
Cool Earth was founded in 2007 by entrepreneur Johan Eliasch and MP Frank Field out of their common interest in protecting the rainforest. They argued that it was unacceptable that the 20% of carbon emissions created by tropical deforestation [4] were ignored by the Kyoto protocol and that urgent, direct action was needed to put a stop to deforestation, lest it take up to twenty years to get ...
NASA Earth science satellite fleet as of September 2020, planned through 2023. Earth observation satellite missions developed by the ESA as of 2019. Earth observation satellites are Earth-orbiting spacecraft with sensors used to collect imagery and measurements of the surface of the earth. These satellites are used to monitor short-term weather ...
This is a list of the coolest exoplanets known, specifically those with temperatures lower than −75 °C (198 K). Planets from the Solar System were also included for comparison purposes. Discovered in 2006, OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb is the coldest known exoplanet, and was nicknamed " Hoth " by NASA in reference to the planet from the Star Wars ...
City quality of life indices are lists of cities that are ranked according to a defined measure of living conditions.In addition to considering the provision of clean water, clean air, adequate food and shelter, many indexes also measure more subjective elements including a city's capacity to generate a sense of community and offer hospitable settings for all, especially young people, to ...
"earth day" will show a bee flying across Earth, which when clicked will start a doodle that Google made in 2020 to celebrate Earth Day's 50th anniversary. [ citation needed ] "fresh prince of bel-air ( see it ) ", in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the TV show 's first airing in 1990, displayed a replica of the "FRESH" license plate in ...
This is a list of exoplanets within the circumstellar habitable zone that are either under 10 Earth masses or smaller than 2.5 Earth radii, and thus have a chance of being rocky. [ 3 ] [ 1 ] Note that inclusion on this list does not guarantee habitability, and in particular the larger planets are more unlikely to have a rocky composition. [ 4 ]
Earth's Best was founded by twins Ron and Arnie Koss. The idea for the brand was developed in the mid-1970's while they were working at a natural food store in New York, seeing few natural food items for babies. They began to develop the brand in 1984 and officially launched in 1987 after receiving funding to manufacture the product. [1]