2007-01-11 11:46:00 · 7 answers · asked by Margy 1 in Environment
The ozone layer filters out UV radiation from the sun. Less oxone = more cancer
2007-01-11 11:49:20 · answer #1 · answered by BigPappa 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The ozone hole happens in the Antarctic after the winter. The colder it gets the bigger it's. Actually the very cold air in the Antarctic which is colder than the Attic forms it. Now if it were to cover more than the Attic it would be really bad since it will gives skin cancer and will kill the a lot of life like the plan tom in the ocean. Fortunately it happens only in the Antarctic and during the long winter night so the seals and penguins doesn't have to worry about getting skin cancer.
Now in the heat the ozone is produced abundantly after the cold is passed this ozone hole is replenished. To illustrate this just think of the ozone warning that happens in the heat of the summer in big cities. Ozone then is unwanted.
As the days are hotter the more ozone is produced in the cities. It seems that global warming will produce more ozone.
Another observations is that around 30 years ago we started through satellites to observe the ozone whole and we don't have any data before that. It is very possible that we have had the ozone whole long time before that who knows!!!
2007-01-11 14:05:08 · answer #2 · answered by amistad51 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The problem is the ozone layer helped to keep out certain types of solar radiation harmful to human skin tissue, without this ozone layer we have an increase in skin melonoma hence the huge demand for sun block which in some small way allows us to compensate for the lack of this protective ozone layer....a quick fix if you may.
2007-01-11 11:52:18 · answer #3 · answered by Bren0 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ozone is opaque to ultraviolet light. In otherwords, it absorbs most of the ultraviolet light from the sun. So if the ozone layer continued to get thinner, more ultraviolet would get through.
The problem with that is that that is the kind of light that causes us to get suntans--and sunburns. A major increase in UV would make it inconvenient to be outside for very long, to say the least. More important, too much UV can cause skin cancer.
2007-01-11 12:07:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a serious problem because mankind depends on this layer. It filters out the harmful ultra violet rays (UVR) and sends in the good rays. If it was gone, the people would be cooked to death.
2007-01-11 11:57:17 · answer #5 · answered by Hitesh Dhanwani 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I think the skin cancer I'll get in a few years will be a serious problem.
2007-01-11 17:08:55 · answer #6 · answered by nomad 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because ultra violet rays will enter the atmosphere ultimately causing everyone to get skin cancer and die, pretty graphic really...sorry
2007-01-11 11:49:50 · answer #7 · answered by Jesse D 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋