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> >>  name       Andrew
> >>  status     student
> >>  age        15
>
> >>  Question - Is it possible that over the years, humans have effected
> >> the atmosphere that suurounds us with all of their pollutants and other
> >> technology. As a result of this could the atmospheric pressure ever
> >> change? Would it change that much that we would be affected by it?
>
>Andrew,
>
>Atmospheric pressure varies significantly on the short term with
>changes in air masses, low and high pressure systems, etc. It
>is unlikely that man has had any measurable effect on average
>atmospheric pressure through his activities.
>
>David Cook
>Atmospheric Research
>Argonne National Laboratory


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