OZONE LAYER DEPLETION AND GLOBAL WARMING OZONE LAYER DEPLETION AND GLOBAL WARMING. The ozone layer acts as a giant sunshade‚ protecting plants and animals from much of the sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiations. Ozone forms a layer in the stratosphere‚ 15-40 km above the earth surface. If the ozone in the atmosphere from the ground level to a height of 60 km could be assembled at the earth’s surface‚ it would comprise a layer of gas only about 3mm thick. Global stratospheric ozone
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Cfcs Cause Deterioration of the Ozone Layer The deterioration of the ozone layer ‚ caused by Cfcs‚ endangers the lives of humans ’. Cfcs have a diminishing effect on the ozone layer. Furthermore‚ the deterioration of the ozone cause an increase of Ultraviolet (UV) radiation which can have a negative effect on human skin and eyes. As a writer for newsweek‚ I have investigated the scenario and found the following information. The earth ’s atmosphere is a blanket of air that surrounds the planet
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OZONE-LAYER DEPLETION AND NATURAL RESOURCES INTRODUCTION Sometime ago‚ a warning endorsed by more than 1‚600 of the world’s most distinguished scientists‚ including 102 Nobel Prize winner states in part: Human being and the natural world are on collision course. Human activities inflict harsh and often irreversible damaged on the environment and critical resources. If not checked‚ many of our current practices put as serious risk the future that we wish for human society and the plant
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<b>The Greenhouse Effect</b> <br>The earth’s climate is predicted to change because human activities are altering the chemical composition of the atmosphere through the build up of greenhouse gases primarily carbon dioxide‚ methane‚ and nitrous oxide. <br> <br>Energy from the sun drives the earth’s weather and climate‚ and heats the earth’s surface. This causes the earth to radiate the energy back into space. Atmospheric greenhouse gases (water vapour‚ carbon dioxide‚ and other gases) trap some
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The Potential Effects of a Depleted Ozone Layer - Detrykowski "And God said‚ let there be light and there was light and then God saw the light‚ that it was good " ( Genesis 1: 3-4 ). Undoubtedly‚ light is good. Without light man could not survive. Light is the ultimate cosmic force in this universe allowing man to progress and flourish. In the form of heat‚ light from the sun warms the Earth. Light‚ also‚ is the single most important factor influencing the growth and development of plants
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Ozone depletion describes two distinct but related phenomena observed since the late 1970s: a steady decline of about 4% per decade in the total volume of ozone in Earth’s stratosphere (the ozone layer)‚ and a much larger springtime decrease in stratospheric ozone over Earth’s polar regions. The latter phenomenon is referred to as the ozone hole. In addition to these well-known stratospheric phenomena‚ there are also springtime polar tropospheric ozone depletion events. The details of polar ozone
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Depletion of the Ozone Layer * Function and location of the Ozone Layer The ozone layer is a portion of earth’s atmosphere that contains high levels of ozone. Ozone (O3) is a triatomic molecule consisting of three oxygen atoms. It is an allotrope of oxygen. Ozone is formed when oxygen molecules after absorbing ultra violet photon then converts a single O2 into two atomic oxygen radicals. The atomic radicals then combine with separate O2 molecules to create two O3 molecules. The main function
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Figure 2: Sample Essay The Ozone Layer (1) PARAGRAPH 1 (DEVELOPED FROM THE CRITICAL QUESTION AND KEY TERMS) Problems with ozone can teach us about human effects on our environment. The ozone layer is an invisible layer of gas that shields us from UV radiation. UV radiation is ultraviolet radiation‚ or rays of the sun that can harm living things. One problem today is that the protective ozone layer around the earth is being destroyed (PROBLEM). (2) PARAGRAPHS 2‚ 3 & 4 (DEVELOPED FROM
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of the ozone layer is a major concern today. The ozone layer protects us from the harmful rays of the sun; therefore it is imperative that we preserve it. Since more pollutants are produced today than ever before (because of the major increase in the population)‚ there is a major concern that we create less pollutants to help conserve the ozone layer. In this research paper I will give vital information on how pollution affects the ozone layer and methods instituted to help the ozone layer. In this
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Ozone Depletion: An Introduction Planet Earth has its own natural sunscreen that shields us from the sun’s damaging ultraviolet radiation. It’s called the ozone layer: a fragile band of gases beginning 15 kilometres above our planet‚ and reaching up to the 40-kilometre level. Human activities have caused a substantial thinning of this protective covering — not only over the North and South Poles‚ but right over our heads. Stopping ozone layer depletion is one of the major challenges facing the
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