Astronauts visiting the ISS express concern about the state of the earth's atmosphere. In their opinion, it has become so thin that it may soon "fly away" like a Martian one.
The American astronaut Scott Kelly, who is currently on a mission to the ISS, announced the deplorable state of the Earth's atmosphere. The astronaut is known for frequently posting stunning images of our planet on his social media pages. According to the American, “the fragile film that preserves life on the planet” looks unhealthy and must be taken care of.
It is worth noting that earlier Kelly had repeatedly reported about the strongest pollution of the Earth, which can be observed from space. The problem of the disappearance of the atmosphere threatens most of the Asian countries especially strongly. The astronaut said that air pollution in this region is simply colossal. When viewed from space, the sky over most of Asia, as well as over Central America, is completely covered with a gray veil.
As Scott Kelly said, if you compare the Earth with a person, then you could say for sure that this person is sick. It looks especially bad in the already mentioned parts of the planet. At the same time, the astronaut adds that the earth's atmosphere already has to experience heavy loads, protecting the planet from the harmful effects of the sun.
Recall that back in 2003, NASA issued a statement that the atmosphere of our planet is thinning at a tremendous rate, and carbon dioxide emissions are visible even from space. Scientists have found that over the past forty years, our planet's atmosphere has become less than 20 percent, and over the years the rate of dispersal will only increase.
The red planet, which once also had an atmosphere, but lost it about four billion years ago. As the reason for the disappearance of the Martian atmosphere, researchers put forward a version of the harmful effects of the solar wind. Experts now believe that a similar story could be repeated for the Earth.