Our sun – up close, almost personal
Tammy Kaplan Zabari
January 31, 2020
The sun is the nearest star to Earth. We are used to enjoy its warming rays here on our planet, 147 million km away (approx
The sun is the nearest star to Earth. We are used to enjoy its warming rays here on our planet, 147 million km away (approx
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CURRENT WORLD POPULATION |
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|---|---|
Number of birth this year |
Number of death this year |
ATMOSPHERIC CO2 |
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Parts Per Million (PPM) |
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Tons per year |
414.47 |
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GLOBAL TEMPERATURE CHANGE FROM AVERAGE |
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| 1.02 °C | 1.84 °F |
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Latest Earthquakes |
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|---|---|---|
Date |
Location |
Mag |
Active tropical storms |
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Type |
Location |
Name |
| TROPICAL DEPRESSION ARLENE | ||
Current Crude Oil Prices per barrel (in U.S $) |
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| 71.74 $ | ||
