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The radius of the Earth is 3,959 miles.
The Kármán line, regarded as the border between the atmosphere and outer space, is at 62 miles above the surface of the Earth.
Thus, the total radius of the Earth PLUS its atmosphere is 3,959 miles + 62 miles = 4,021 miles.
The volume of a sphere is calculated with the formula 4/3 x π x r³.
To find the total volume of the atmosphere, we can calculate the total volume of the Earth PLUS its atmosphere, then subtract the total volume of JUST the Earth.
Earth PLUS Atmosphere = 272,327,716,322.08 cubic miles
4/3 x π x r³ =
4/3 x 3.1416 x 4021³ =
4/3 x 3.1416 x 65,013,301,261 =
4/3 x 204,245,787,241.56 =
816,983,148,966.24 / 3 =
272,327,716,322.08 cubic miles
Earth Only = 259,923,849,377.32 cubic miles
4/3 x π x r³ =
4/3 x 3.1416 x 3959³ =
4/3 x 3.1416 x 62,052,103,079 =
4/3 x 194,942,887,032.99 =
779,771,548,131.96 / 3 =
259,923,849,377.32 cubic miles
Volume of Atmosphere = Volume of Earth PLUS Atmosphere - Volume of Earth Only
272,327,716,322.08 - 259,923,849,377.32 =
12,403,866,944.76 cubic miles
Do you honestly believe that mortal, limited human beings, even in very large numbers, are capable of adversely or even positively affecting change in over 12.4 BILLION CUBIC MILES of atmosphere?
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