The Ozone layer

ISBN-13: 9786130141912 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 116 str.

Edward R Miller-Jones

Opis

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Positive news 2012: Scientific experts highlight that the hole in the ozone layer is expected to become smaller1. Indeed, the ozone layer which acts as a shield against ultraviolet rays is slowly found to gain back its normal size again. Medical specialists have brought up evidence showing that the gradual recovery of the ozone layer has prevented millions of cases of skin cancer and eye cataract to emerge. However, scientists have underlined that the hole is much larger than it was in 2010. The World Meteorological Organization has stated that the temperature conditions of the polar strastopheric clouds show that the degree of ozone layer loss in 2012 is going to be smaller than 2011 but bigger than it was in 2010. Therefore, scientific researchers have made it clear that for a complete recovery to take place, much more work need to be done and this is going to be a long way to go...