Air, specifically our atmosphere, expands and contracts when heated or cooled ( as we are probably all aware). But something we very rarely think about is the delicate balance of the gravity and the magnetic field of the planet holding the atmosphere to it, on one hand, and the forces of outer space, primarily its vacuum, on the other. Where the two forces meet you'll find the boundary of the atmosphere.

A certain effect of global warming would be the expansion of the atmosphere. Whether this will create a problem I don't have a clue but I haven't read or heard any discussion or studies of the effect of expanding the atmosphere beyond the grip of the planet. In other words, when the atmosphere expands it will push a certain percentage of the atmosphere further out into space where it will be forever lost to the vacuum of space.

Some questions I have pertaining to this prospect are:

What properties do the gases of the furthest edges of the atmosphere have?

Are they plentiful enough to be able to push them off into outer space without having an effect?

If not, are they replaceable?

I'll try to do some online research to answer my own curiosity and will post again with my findings, but if someone has some insight into this I certainly would like to receive that.


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