well i want to find out how i can stop the damage other than the things they tell us every day at school. i want to know how long it will be. i want to know what kind of damage it will do and the percent of how many people will get these severe damages. i really want to know is it that important to start giving in my own time to this one difficult subject.
2006-08-28 04:41:35 · 7 answers · asked by Nicola M 1 in Environment
Some of the effects are here already. There is an increased incidence of skin cancers, weather is being affected, record heat is being recorded, the polar ice caps are melting faster than ever, and many changes are occurring that have not made it to the media yet. However definitive scientific proof requires years of observation and comparison to determine exactly what the cause is, so you may have to wait a lifetime to get definitive data that will say what we all know to be true, that we are damaging the ecosystem of the earth.
2006-08-28 04:51:22 · answer #1 · answered by yes_its_me 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For various reasons, there are certain psuedosciences which perpetuate fear. It is the fear that they generate that causes politicians to throw money at the supposed problem. Money in the form of grants for study then causes scientists to increase thier studies of these problems and those that generate more fear get more money. The money generates a threat even when non really exists. This is true of global cooling, global warming, and to a less extent ozone depletion. Any increased cancer rates are probably from greater exposure to sun or less healthy diets. These scare tactics are self perpetuating psuedosciences that are pushed by fanatics with an almost religious zeal. I hope that you learn to be skeptical of their claims. I am not saying that any of ozone depletion or other psuedosciences might not actually be true, I just think they are based on junk science for the most part.
2006-08-28 12:03:22 · answer #2 · answered by JimZ 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have a personal experience to share: I am recovering from surgery to remove a skin cancer from my arm, which probably is due to the lack of protective ozone in the atmosphere.
I have a hole, 1/2 in deep, 2 inches across on my right forearm. It looks like hell, and feels worse. The only good thing is we got it in time and I will live.
2006-08-30 06:22:13 · answer #3 · answered by soxrcat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is safe to say you will not find a good answer on this. It could be effects you are seeing today, it might be after your lifetime. You just have to invest some time in researching it. I don't think you will get a good quality asnwer from here.
2006-08-28 11:45:09 · answer #4 · answered by Karrien Sim Peters 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ozone layer is actually healing itself due to the cutback of certain gases... like freon and other refrigerants.
2006-08-28 11:48:53 · answer #5 · answered by MadMaxx 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We are already seeing it in the form of higher skin cancer rates.
2006-08-28 11:47:10 · answer #6 · answered by Phil S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It already has started.
2006-08-28 11:55:14 · answer #7 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋