The Ozone: What you need to know about the planetary blanket sheet that protects everyone from UV rays From a microscopic speck living at the bottom of the ocean to the foundation of a planet’s shield from ultraviolet rays? The process looked pretty nifty, as it started over a billion years ago, and that shield …
A Delta rocket launches NASA’s Mars Phoenix Lander mission from Cape Kennedy in 2007. Image courtesy NASA. University of Colorado March 31, 2009 The global market for rocket launches may require more stringent regulation in order to prevent significant damage to Earth’s stratospheric ozone layer in the decades to come, according to a new study …
CFCs The destruction of ozone is accelerated by certain trace gases containing nitrogen, hydrogen, bromine, and chlorine. These are referred to as ozone depletion chemicals. Consumption of ozone depleting substances expressed as million tonnes of ozone depletion potential (ODP), 1989-2009. ODP is a number that refers to the amount of ozone depletion caused by a …
Recordstratospheric ozone loss in the arctic in spring of 2011Geneva, 5 April2011 GENEVA 5 APRIL 2011 (WMO) — Depletion of the ozone layer- the shield thatprotects life on Earth from harmful levels of ultraviolet rays – has reached anunprecedented level over the Arctic this spring because of the continuingpresence of ozone-depleting substances in the atmosphere …
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 (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 – Meaning: It is a measure of how strong is the sunburn and UV radiation at a given place and time. The UV index guide is there for a reason. It is to help you understand your potential risk to being out in the sun for too long. Some people might not know …