Govert, to the core of the earth

Life needs energy. Life on Earth emerged thanks to heat from the hot interior of the planet. But even after that, the temperature balance on Earth played a crucial role. Thanks to various geological processes, the temperature at the Earth's surface has remained within a certain range over the past 600 million years, allowing life to continue to develop. Broadcasters

Without magnetism, life would not exist on Earth. Our planet's magnetic field keeps out harmful particles from the sun and dangerous radiation from space. In addition, many animal species use it to orient themselves. But the magnetic field is constantly changing, and lately it has been getting weaker. Should we be concerned?

Cycles keep the earth's quality of life in balance. The most famous is probably the water cycle. But perhaps even more important is the comprehensive carbon cycle. These cycles play a role everywhere in and on our planet; from the central core to the upper layers of the atmosphere. It is the silent forces that ensure that our climate does not go off course.

Life on Earth - in the sea, on land and in the air - owes its existence to a unique interplay of diverse processes. Now, after hundreds of millions of years of evolution, life has become an integral part of the entire system. It has become an indispensable part of our planet, and there is a mutual interaction with the earth itself.

The Earth is a living planet. But the same systems that make life possible can also pose a threat. This creates a fragile balance: if the balance is disturbed too much, life can even be wiped out. That realization shows once again how unique our home world is - a planet to be cherished. Perhaps that is the core of the earth.