An illustrated introduction to Earth's atmosphere, including its importance to all life forms, atmospheric behavior in the form of weather, and the human influence on the atmosphere.
Content Note
What the atmosphere provides -- The gases and what they do -- The atmosphere: past and present -- The motions of the atmosphere -- Other factors that shape a region's climate -- Atmospheric behavior: the weather -- What makes the weather? -- Extreme weather -- Human influence on the atmosphere: local impacts -- Air pollutants and air pollution -- Air pollution and the environment -- Air pollution and human health -- Acid rain -- Air pollution control -- The atmosphere above cities -- Human influence on the atmosphere: global impacts -- Ozone loss in the stratosphere -- Climate change.