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| A layer extending from the earth's surface to an altitude of 9 to 16km. |
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| Extends from troposphere to an altitude of 50km |
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| Mesosphere and Thermosphere |
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| Above the troposphere are two other layers |
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| The El Nino Southern Osicllation |
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| A highly dynamic large-scale weather system that involves variation in sea surface temperature and barometric pressure across the pacific and Indian Oceans. |
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| Eastern tropical Pacifi c is warm, low barometric pressure |
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| Eastern tropical Pacifi c is cold, high barometric pressure |
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| Effect of El Nino on the great salt lake. |
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| Lake increased in water, which decreases the salinity of the water. Less salinity means more room for different species to grow. |
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| Human Activity involving Nitrogen cycle |
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| Has greatly increased the quantity of fixed nitrogen cycling through biosphere. |
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May lead to losses of thousands of potentially useful species and substantial changes in world climate.
Highest rate of deforestation is in Brazil, which also has 1/3 of earths tropical forest. |
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Three fourths of the worlds tropical forest occur in just 10 countries.
Removing forest can have an adverse effect on the terrain of land effecting biodiversity. |
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First sighted over Antarctica, a hole in the ozone layer allowing harmful rays of UV-B rays to enter the atmosphere.
The first real evidence of the effect humans were having on the ozone layer. |
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