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The
Ozone Backlash-Doomsday Predictions The
Ozone Backlash-Doomsday Predictions Dr. Sarfaraz K Niazi (e-mail: [email protected])
Nature has its ruthless ways of conducting the business of life. A system
infinitely intricate yet delicately balanced makes life possible on planet
Earth. The ozone layer in the stratosphere (15-30 kilometer above the earth's
surface, the distance to which passenger balloons can manage to reach) is a
classic example. The fury of sun creates, among many other things, intense
outburst of ultraviolet radiation, the type of radiation extremely harmful to
human life. The ozone layer conveniently filters out the ultraviolet spectrum of
the radiation; letting illumination in but deflecting back the ultraviolet
spectrum. Ozone, a form of oxygen, also keeps us warm by blocking the heat from
deflecting back to atmosphere.
Our
Ozone Shield Orbiting above the
Earth, an astronaut can look down on our home and see the thin blue ribbon that
rims our planet. That transparent blanket--our atmosphere--makes life possible.
It provides the air we breathe and regulates our global temperature. And it
contains a special ingredient called ozone that filters deadly solar radiation.
Frequently
Asked Questions about Stratospheric Ozone Depletion Environmental
Effects of Ozone Depletion: 1998 UNEP Assessment. Frequently asked questions
about stratospheric ozone depletion.
Socioeconomic
Data and Applications Center's (SEDAC) home page for the Stratospheric Ozone and
Human Health Project. Provides data and resources in the areas of
ultraviolet (UV) radiation, ozone, and human health impacts of UV exposure for
use by researchers, educators, government officials, health providers, students,
and the general public.
Greenpeace
- Ozone Campaign Learn
how to prevent ozone depletion by using climate-friendly technologies and
joining Greenpeace's campaign to ban ozone-destroying substances
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