That’s one of the main reasons that global ozone levels are now constantly monitored and worldwide research is taking place into ozone depletion.
Land and Water Life Would Suffer
Without the ozone layer’s protection from the sun, people, animals and plant life would be destroyed. Even underwater life would not be safe since UV rays can penetrate clear water to a certain depth before being absorbed.
Of course, the actual effect on mankind of less ozone depends on the extent to which it is depleted. Experts believe that for every 1% drop in ozone protection, there is an increase of around 2% in UV-B rays which get through to the planet’s surface.
Good News
However, research carried out for the United Nations Environmental Programme showed that ozone levels had not fallen further between 2002 and 2005, thanks to initiatives such as the Montreal Protocol.
One of the greatest problems with ozone is that we need the “right” amount to maintain life as we know it today. Too little and life on earth could be wiped out – but too much and we won’t receive the amount of sunlight that we need. (Some scientists are now concerned that global warming will lead to much higher levels of ozone which could block out too much sun).
It is widely known that rates of skin cancer are linked to UV-B exposure – which is one of the reasons that it’s so important to use suncream and to make sure that children are protected from the sun. (Latest research suggests that you are more at risk from just two or three instances of extreme sunburn than from prolonged but limited exposure such as sunbathing.)
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Increase in Disease
However, increased exposure to the sun’s radiation can also cause blindness and cataracts and, alarmingly, some experts now believe that the amount of protection we receive from vaccinations (for diseases such as measles) could be reduced in people exposed to higher levels of UV-B rays.
Depending on the level of exposure to the sun, effects can range from premature ageing to certain kinds of skin cancer. Over the past decade there has been a large increase in the number of people developing skin cancer but this could be attributed to the rise in the popularity of sunbathing over the past quarter-of-a-century rather than simply to reduced ozone levels.
Our Food Chain
Many biological systems are damaged by exposure to UV-B and research has shown that its effects are proportional to the time and intensity of exposure and of course, small and delicate organisms are much more vulnerable to damage than larger species, such as humans.
Exposure to higher levels of UV-B can stunt the growth and photosynthesis of a variety of crops such as maize, rye and sunflowers and can also affect the reproductive capacity of aquatic life. Many are already under UV-B stress, and if their exposure is further increased then we could see disruption of some food chains.
GETTING A GRIP ON GRAVITY Einstein's general theory of relativity explains gravity as a distortion of space (or more precisely, spacetime) caused by the presence of matter or energy. A massive object generates a gravitational field by warping the geometry of the surrounding spacetime
Now My predication from history is were causing our own ice age in the end no matter what
From global warming causing the earth to melt more causing longer winters
the only difference is the world won’t cool down because we produce still too much radiation so in 150 years – 1000 years we will have longer winters and too hot summer droughts on the equator or a global hot drought everywhere and no water left on the planet
Yet we will get a full ice age still if radiation kills everyone sun radiation and if our ozone dies and dissipates well then the cold of space will come in and heat doesn’t stay in our atmosphere so no matter what will freeze later on this planet due to the coldness of space weather no matter what melts in the south or north pole as long as we keep burning up our ozone layer then we get colder when its gone the question is what will survive the new ice age coming either after all the water on the planet dissipates or all the radiation and ozone layer fails. We have a guaranteed ice age.
Facts the longer we pollute damage our ozone layer coldness of space is coming in to freeze the planet
Fact The warming we make the planet the more damage we do and the faster the ice age will come
Facts Earth has a way of resolving its self no matter what ozone layer dies no air stays in snow comes in and ice age begins. no one lives. Until snow melts and solar sun builds a new atmosphere over time restoring the natural ozone layer over years with heat melting the space cold air on the planet
Or if human can melt the damaged ozone layer while space cold comes in can keep the repair process going as a counter battle in certain places but unlikely while living and sustaining themselves 80% chance 20 % of the population will survive or more if working together
Prepare for colder winter and warmer summers and droughts in the equator lots more to come ;)
We may freeze our own planet at the rate of ice age destroying the ozone bringing in space coldness and we ride the climate change
If we don’t destroy the ozone layer well then well drought ourselves and have heat radiation and pollution until we can bring the cold space in to repair the planet it’s an interesting dilemma we face as humans but yet we have way better chances to survive a ice age
Which the sun will do over time after we drought ourselves. My solution is we have a better chance of surviving ice age then we do sun radiation in space controlled domes built on earth for living and melt the snow to live and breathe
Vs have a long drought and not kill the ozone and atmosphere fast enough and letting in space faster by rad
Until you have no sunlight or oxygen we will always have ozone. So don't spend any time worrying about depletion, it can't happen. The idea of dangerous ozone thinning by CFC's is a scientific fabrication. These "holes" persa are only seasonal areas when the arctic tips do not get much sunlight so less O3 is formed, they have always been there and always will. The Montreal Treaty banning CFC's is one of the reasons people cannot earn a living wage as it and other restrictions increase the cost of goods which affect the poor the most. Get rid of the ban.
that's why i want to make my own government. be science based.
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