COMPARTE Twitter Facebook Telegram WhatsApp Copy Link Bluesky LinkedIn Email The atmosphere is the layer of gases that surrounds a celestial body, such as the Earth, providing air, regulating the climate and protecting life from solar radiation and meteors. Related Articles: Glossary: Global WarmingEnvironmentaleducation as a paradigm for preventing rural firesGlossary: Greenhouse gases (GHGs)Italian Christmas traditions, between the sacred and the profaneGlossary: Kyoto Protocol