| Many countries across the world are putting in a | | | | layer. |
| lot of their resources for research on weather | | | | Extending for about 5 to 10 miles in height from |
| with the expectation of reaping more benefits by | | | | the ground, the troposphere is the highest near |
| making accurate predictions compared to the | | | | the equator and lowest near the poles. The |
| costs involved. Developed countries from Europe, | | | | temperature of the air drops by around 4 |
| America, Australasia and Asia have set up | | | | degrees Fahrenheit for each 1,000 feet rise in |
| superior weather services. | | | | altitude through troposphere. |
| The weather across the globe is a result of | | | | Stratosphere, which is the second layer of the |
| interaction between massive interconnected | | | | atmosphere, extends for 30 miles over the |
| systems. Hence, accurate predictions about the | | | | ground. The air temperatures in this region rise to |
| weather require proper cooperation between | | | | about 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Stratosphere also |
| countries all over the world. Since the weather | | | | contains the ozone layer that lies at 15 miles over |
| systems move across the globe, predicting the | | | | the ground level. |
| weather of one place depends on the knowledge | | | | The next level of atmosphere is known as the |
| of present conditions in the adjoining areas. | | | | mesosphere that goes till 50 miles over the |
| The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) was | | | | ground. Air temperature in this mesosphere dips |
| formed to cater to the necessity of the different | | | | down again and may even go down to 130 |
| countries willing to work hand-in-hand. WMO | | | | degrees Fahrenheit. |
| happens to be a very helpful and successful global | | | | The thermosphere (also known as ionosphere) lies |
| organization. The countries belonging to this | | | | above the mesosphere. The temperatures here |
| organization are in touch with each other and | | | | shoot up to a maximum of even 2,700 degrees |
| sharing information about weather since early | | | | Fahrenheit. This layer protects us from the debris |
| years of 1950s. As a result, the people of the | | | | in the outer space. The satellite, meteors and |
| meteorological offices across several countries | | | | other substances coming down from the space |
| can access the database for the world's weather | | | | cannot usually survive the extreme temperatures |
| on a day-to-day basis. | | | | in this layer. |
| Even though the atmosphere provides the earth | | | | Exosphere lies at the top of all the other |
| with a layer of protection, it is very thin. There | | | | atmospheric layers. This layer is made up of |
| are distinct layers that together constitute the | | | | different types of gases. But most of the |
| atmosphere. Since the discovery of the first layer | | | | molecules here escape to the outer space as the |
| of the atmosphere in 1899, researchers have | | | | force of gravity here is too less, resulting in the |
| been able to identify a total of five different | | | | presence of gases in very small quantities. |
| layers present between the outer space and the | | | | In a nutshell, even though troposphere is primarily |
| earth's ground. Even though all these layers have | | | | responsible for the occurrence of the weather, all |
| their impacts on the climate and weather of the | | | | the layers like exosphere, thermosphere, |
| world, about 99% of the weather conditions are | | | | mesosphere, stratosphere and the troposphere |
| because of the troposphere, that forms the first | | | | causes life to survive on the planet. |