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the troposphere) and its effects on our weather. They work in broadcast meteorology, for NASA and private space companies to forecast weather conditions in advance of spacecraft launches and landings, and for government and private research organizations. Chemists study substances at the atomic and molecular levels to determine their makeup and to see how they interact with living and nonliving things. Environmental chemists are specialized chemists who study—via office-based research, laboratory investigations, and/or fieldwork—the long-term effects that various chemicals have on the air, soil, and water, and their cumulative effects on plants, animals, and ecosystems, as well as humans. They are also

Some meteorologists work for television stations, radio stations, and websites to provide weather forecasts to the public

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