Our home, the biological bubble that protects us from all stalking and allows the existence of life, that is the Earth. If ever you have wondered about the importance of Earth and why our planet is so special, think of all the planetary composition probabilities that could result in disaster. However, our planet developed the perfect conditions for complex life to form on it.
If we think about the Earth and the factors that make it special so that life exists, perhaps we could make the serious mistake of thinking about them in isolation. Nevertheless, what really makes it special is the set of all these. A whole series of coincidences that were put together like puzzles to make life possible and that now work in perfect synchrony to take care of great wealth.
Think of the Earth as a unit
The Earth is an ocean planet, that is to say that liquid water covers 70% of the entire surface, a factor of great importance for life. In the same way, it has an extremely complex atmosphere that protects everything that inhabits it. This is in charge of providing us with protection against the radiation emitted by the Sun, it also acts as a protective shield against the meteoroids that approach the planet. But above all, it is the main source of oxygen that we require to live.
So far we know that carbon is the backbone of life, thanks to the correct levels of this element is that our planet developed complex life. A few more carbon levels and Earth would have ended up like Venus, drowning in heat. A little less in the element levels and the planet would have been a desert like Mars.
The immensity of our home is such that thinking about all the elements that make it up would be somewhat impossible for human abstraction. For this reason, the sciences dedicated to the study of the Earth are divided and specialized, but from the most hidden detail such as the Earth’s core, to the outermost layer, that is, the atmosphere, going through all the biotic and abiotic factors add up to understand the importance of the Earth.
The strongest premise: Life
As far as we know, the only planet where life exists is here, despite the fact that astrophysicists spend great efforts to search for life outside, so far there has been no success. With this premise it should be enough to understand why the Earth is so important and special. For the simple fact of harboring life, not just one type but a whole variety of biodiversity.
From the most microscopic cells to the largest animals that have walked the Earth. From the smallest flower to the tallest and oldest tree, all are part of a unit. Perhaps we don’t always take the time to reflect, but everything present in our home has an important place for the functioning of the planet.
A mismatch in the food chain could cause the extinction of life as we know it. The clearest example is in bees, these small bicolor insects are in danger of extinction, but if they disappear they take human life with them. Hence the importance of learning to respect our planet and be grateful for the great wealth it provides us.
Taking care of planet Earth should be considered as a primary needby taking care of him we take care of ourselves and our fellow men.
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