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How Earth Would Change with 50/50 Land and Water

If Earth were half land and half water, life would look completely different. For starters, we’d have way more space for cities, farms, and forests—but also a lot more deserts, since some areas would be too far from water to stay green. The oceans would shrink into smaller seas, which might make traveling by boat less important and change how trade works. On the flip side, the weather could get pretty extreme, with less water to regulate global temperatures and fewer rainstorms to cool things down. Marine life would struggle too, with fewer habitats and smaller ecosystems to thrive in. It’s…

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