Summer Solstice Sunrise over Stonehenge Ok, this post is about our atmosphere, which is key in our survival. What is Earth’s atmosphere made up of? If you said oxygen then you are partially correct. Our atmosphere is a complex system that is composed of many different gases, not just oxygen. In all reality, oxygen only makes up roughly 20% of our atmosphere. Nitrogen is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere, making up roughly 79%. Other gases include: Argon (.93%), Carbon dioxide (.038%), Neon (.0018%), Helium (.00052%), Methane (.00017%), Krypton (.00011%), Hydrogen (.000055%), Nitrous oxide (.000030%), and so on and so forth. (If you ...
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My brother Dave shared these pictures of the flooding on his road in Thurston County, Washington. They live not too far from the Deshutes River near Tenino. Silver Creek over roadway An underground... What is "webduck" up to today? A rant, or a rave? An article about fibromyalgia survival perhaps, or tips on how to effectively research your family tree; She writes about anything that is family friendly.
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Yes, we all love our planet earth. After all, we live on it. We also care for it. That is why today it seems just as it was some 10-20 years before, just with new more modern technology. If by any chance we have made our environment dirty, heaven will be neat and tidy, anyway, so why bother.
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