earth

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The Persian Gulf is now home to the largest concentration of desalination capacity on earth, producing roughly 40% of the world’s desalinated water.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Snow sometimes dusts the surrounding slopes, melting by afternoon into damp earth as manzanita and mountain lilac begin to flower.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Let’s assume the scientists are correct and the earth is 4.543 billion years old.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Carvana rose 108% to $422.02 in 2025 but has come back to earth this year.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

How to smuggle food out of the house when there was barely enough to go round anyway; what to do about Hannie; and how on earth to process what I now knew about Hugo.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler