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Q: How do you reduce the affect of human activities to the atmosphere?
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Most human activities take place in which layer of the atmosphere?

Most human activities take place in the layer of the atmosphere known as the troposphere. This is the lowest part of the atmosphere of the earth.


How can human activities alter the atmosphere?

Human activities can alter the atmosphere because of greenhouse gasses and aerosols. The greenhouse gasses that are released due to human activities include methane, nitrous oxide, halocarbons, and carbon dioxide.


What human activities affect us?

Defforestation


There are four layers in the atmosphere Most human activities take place in the?

The Troposphere


Describe three of the ways human activities affect the atmosphere?

The effect of human activities on the atmosphere basically come down to pollution. Three examples of effects of pollution on the atmosphere:livestock farming: livestock release a considerable amount of methane during digestion (you may laugh, but it's true)greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxides, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), and tropospheric ozone - human activities are increasing concentrations of these substances, which increases the greenhouse effect and causes global warmingozone hole: this problem has largely been corrected recently, but chlorofluorocarbons and other human-generated chemicals were preventing the formation stratospheric ozone, which protects life on earth's surface from harmful UV radiationSome other ways humans affect the atmosphere include:deforestation: logging and removal of trees releases carbon and reduces carbon sequestration capabilities of the world's forestsheating irregularities caused by large cities: large urban areas have what is called a "microclimate" created by the heat and pollution from the city - these microclimates can include temperature inversions, where a layer of smog and warm air from the city is trapped under a blanket of cold airThese are by no means the only ways human activities can affect the atmosphere: there are many more, and some probably haven't yet been identified.