Atmosphere of Earth However, polar stratospheric or nacreous clouds are occasionally seen in the lower part of this layer of the atmosphere where the air is coldest. The stratosphere is the highest layer that can be accessed by jet-powered aircraft. The troposphere is the lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere. It extends from Earth's surface to an average height of about , although this altitude varies from about at the geographic poles to at the Equator, with some variation due to weather. The troposphere is bounded above by the tropopause, a boundary marked in most places by a temperature inversion (i.e. a layer of
We Don't Want the Bacon (What We Want is a Piece of the Rhine) We Don't Want the Bacon (What We Want is a Piece of the Rhine) "We Don't Want the Bacon (What We Want is a Piece of the Rhine)" is a World War I era song released in 1918. Lyrics and music were written by "Kid" Howard Carr, Harry Russell, and Jimmie Havens. The song was published by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. of New York City. On the cover is a soldier tearing through a large piece of bacon with his bayonet. A fearful-looking Kaiser Wilhelm is standing on the bacon. It was written for voice and piano. The song was