Earth

Earth (in latin, Terra, sometimes referred as "Sol III") is the third planet from the Sun and in the Solar System. To most humans, it is the only planet we know of that holds life by 2023.

Etymology
Earth is the only planet in the Solar System not named after a god or goddess in Greek/Roman mythology. The word "earth" derives from the Germanic word "eorthe", the Dutch word "aarde", and the German word "Erde", according to the Google language thing.

In the Norfverse
In 2023, Earth is at a dangerous level of crisis, both geopolitically, economically and ecologically. Although it has large space programs which continuously fire probes throughout the vast (philosophical) desert in search of life to communicate with, countries threaten each other with war and some even take up on that idea.

Geographic

 * Geographically, the planet is very different. See "The World" section for most info on it.
 * Earth is aligned at a 24.5 degree angle compared to the 23.5 angle that the normal planet holds. (This angle is not shown on the image as of now.)
 * Winter supposedly stretches as far down as the Rio Grande (in modern day Texas), and is much colder with temperatures able to reach as far down as -35 degrees Fahrenheit in northern areas.
 * The Saharan Desert is much hotter with temperatures able to rise up to 138 degrees Fahrenheit, though technology in most Saharan cities can dissipate this.
 * Hurricanes are much less frequent and seemingly much weaker; the same goes for tornadoes.
 * The Antarctic continent has preusmably become much more moderate, to a point where humans can safely colonize it and form settlements such as Crux and Antarctic City. In real life, Antarctica has no permanent settlements and most inhabitants are inside research stations.
 * It may be assumed that the Equator, due to the 24.5 degree angle, now reaches territories like the southern Congo and Uruguay.

Cultural (presumed)

 * Due to many continents being misshaped and hauled around, cultures on islands like Madagascar and in areas such as neighboring Pacific peoples have been shifted to somewhat equal regions.
 * Due to the Manchurian split, Chinese peoples in Manchuria have slowly integrated to have in common with Japanese peoples, due to Japan's major influence over the region and vice versa.
 * Many Central Siberian peoples are located in the Yakutia territory due to most of Krasnoyarsk Krai being basically gone.
 * As many countries have been removed due to the Mediterranean scaling, peoples such as the Algerians and Tunis are now further south into the Sahara.
 * Pakistan's region being mostly flooded means that Pakistani people are in India's territories, which could lead to even worse ethnic tensions.

The World
The Earth in the Norfverse is very much different in geography. Notable differences are:
 * In North America, a large piece of land in British Columbia is missing, along with the entire state of Florida stretching upwards to parts of South Carolina. Occupying it is an archipelago of islands, including two close to Cuba.
 * A large piece of land is present near New Brunswick and Maine.
 * Iceland has been merged into Greenland, which in turn has a large sea caved into it which stretches inward into the island.
 * In South America, a good portion of the continent has been smoothened changing most of the Brazilian coastline. The same goes with Chile, in which the sharp angles that usually are present on the western side of the continent is absent.
 * The continent is bisected horizontally, splitting northern South America from most of Argentina. A large archipelago of islands is present near it, around the size of Great Britain.
 * South America as a whole is inched much further than it is today, forcing Panama to be stretched slightly longer.
 * In Europe, Ireland is much farther than it's companion island to a point where the Irish Sea is much farther west in size.
 * A more subtle difference in Europe includes Italy being inched closer to Greece, stretching out the Alps. This also includes an addition of land near Occitania.
 * The Adriatic Sea is closed off by a land bridge that connects part of the Italian state of Apulia to Croatia.
 * In Africa, the Mediterranean Sea becomes much more massive with a giant portion of North Africa (encompassing the entire country of Tunisia) being missing. Areas such as the Canary Islands are now present within the new waters.
 * A large piece of land occupies the area where the Canary Islands used to be. In the Norfverse, this is occupied by Spain.
 * Part of the Gambia and South Africa is missing, and Cape Verde has been relocated to the new continent of Atlantica.
 * The Horn of Africa has split off from the mainland, and Madagascar (plus a new island) have been pushed further away from Africa.
 * In Asia, a massive slab of land (equivalent to the Africa land removal) in Siberia is missing, plus the removal of the land that connects Manchuria, Korea and Japan to the Chinese mainland.
 * A large piece of land is missing from India, which has been pushed slightly outward from the continent.
 * Australia is bisected vertically with Tasmania having been moved to the middle of the new Mamungari Sea. New Zealand is also moved slightly.