In 1979 scientists detected a hole in the ozone above Antarctica. It wasn't a complete hole but merely a mass decrease. Each year since, the hole has grown in size. ... A similar hole appears to be developing over the Arctic in the Northern Hemisphere. ...
The increase of green house gases in the atmosphere is also contributing to the growing hole in the ozone layer. ... In 1980, a "hole" (actually, a significant thinning) in the ozone layer first appeared. ... The hole in the ozone layer has also contributed in the rise of skin cancer victims. ...
ecology In the past decades there have been drastic and irreplaceable disappearances in earth. These include the drying out of the Aral sea, the fourth largest inland sea in the world. The reason for its disappearance is that the water that poured into it has been diverted. Another extraordinary c...
Planet Earth has already lost 80% of its forest cover due to deforestation (Deforestation Statistics). Deforestation is a problem all over the world. It affects many different animals, and even humans. Deforestation destroys habitats and affects climate change, accounting for one-fifth of all greenh...
El Niño has unleashed hurricanes and droughts; the greenhouse effect is blamed for rising temperatures; and the thinning of the ozone layer might lead to an increase in skin cancer among humans" ("Today's Science: Global Warming and Ozone Hole Linked "). ...
