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The climate of a planet is dependent how far it is from the sun, its mass and the composition of its atmosphere. Out of the earth’s atmosphere, 78% is nitrogen, 21% is oxygen while other gases account for only 1%. The water vapor content in the atmosphere varies from 0 to 2% while carbon dioxide…
Rajendra Madhavrao Shende
Rajendra Madhavrao Shende (born 13 July 1949) was the head of the OzonAction Branch of the United Nations Environment Programme, Division of the Technology, Industry and Economics (UNEP DTIE). He was also Review Editor for the IPCC Special report on Technology Transfer. He was also Coordinating Lead Author for the IPCC/TEAP special report] on safeguarding…
UV Index and Tanning
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Ozone Hole 2003
Ozone Hole Area Minimum Ozone (million km2) (DU) Maximum Daily Minimum Daily Year Date Value Date Value 2003 24 September 28.4 26 September 91 http://ozonewatch.gsfc.nasa.gov http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/stratosphere/sbuv2to/ozone_hole_plot.png http://bascoe.oma.be/index.html 2003 ANTARCTIC OZONE ‘HOLE’ NEAR RECORD SIZE;COLD TEMPERATURES PLAY MAJOR ROLE Oct. 7, 2003 — This year’s Antarctic ozone “hole” is the second largest…
Ozone Hole 2002
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