Global Warming Facts - Planet Earth's Biggest Threat

Our planet, Earth, was born some millions of years ago. Ever since this planet has evolved it has surprised the entire human race. No matter how much we develop technologically we cannot ever compete or replicate this natural body. The human race could only discover some amazing facts about this planet, let us find out what are they.

On September 13, 1922 El Azizia a place in Libya recorded a temperature of 136 degrees Fahrenheit. This was the hottest temperature measured in the planet earth. The biggest waterfall in the world is the Angel Falls situated in Venezuela which drops from an amazing height of 3,212 feet.

The gravitational pull of the Earth can be escaped if someone moves at a speed of 6.95 miles per second. With such a speed one can easily from New York to Philadelphia in just 20 seconds. Imagine if the entire water in the ocean world over evaporates! The salt obtained from these oceans can cover the entire planet under a 500-foot deep layer of salt. The deepest lake on Earth is Lake Baikal that is situated in erstwhile USSR. The Andes in South America is spread over 4,525 miles. This is the longest mountain range in the entire world.

Did you know that the biggest valley structure on Earth is the Grand Valley? The main division itself runs for about a distance of 277 miles all throughout the US. The deepest valley on the planet is the Hell's Valley. It is situated at the Oregon-Idaho border. The total depth of the Hell's Valley has been measured to be approximately 8,000 ft.

Some Fascinating Basic Earth Facts

Simply how much did you know in regards to the Earth? Starting the head count, population of the Earth: 6.66 billion by April 2008, our planet's human population will double in 61.4 years. There are 195 countries on the planet.

Now let's take on measurement. Earth's circumference in the Equator is 24,901.55 miles, while Earth's circumference between the North and South Pole is 24,859.82 miles. The earth's diameter at the Equator is 7,926.28 miles, while the Earth's diameter at the Poles measures 7,899.80 miles. Average distance from the Earth to the Sun is 93,020,000 miles, while average distance from the Earth towards the Moon is 238,857 miles.

Highest elevation on Earth is Mt. Everest, Asia standing up 29,035 feet, while the tallest mountain on Earth from foundation to peak is Mauna Kea in Hawaii with 33,480 feet above sea level. The lowest elevation on land is Dead Sea calculating 1369 feet below sea level, with regards to deepest point in the Ocean is the Challenger Deep, Mariana Trench in Western Pacific Ocean measuring 35,840 feet. The point farthest from the middle of the Earth is the peak of the volcano Chimborazo in Ecuador at 20,561 feet, farthest from the middle of the planet earth stemming from its position close to the equator and the oblateness of the Earth.