How much water is there on, in, and above the Earth?
This picture shows the size of a sphere that would contain all of Earth’s water in comparison to the size of the Earth. The blue sphere sitting on the United States, reaching from about Salt Lake City, Utah to Topeka, Kansas, has a diameter of about 860 miles (about 1,385 kilometers) , with a volume of about 332,500,000 cubic miles (1,386,000,000 cubic kilometers). The sphere includes all the water in the oceans, seas, ice caps, lakes and rivers as well as groundwater, atmospheric water, and even the water in you, your dog, and your tomato plant.
I love this photo. It’s a great way to put things into perspective and to let one think about a few things.
What has always bothered me in the past is how many people are sympathetic towards environmental issues, which is absolutely fantastic, yet they aren’t acting upon these feelings. We get to share this beautiful Earth and I personally think it’s extremely important that we take care of it. It won’t be ours forever.
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