My name is Tafadzwa Ashely Gore and I'm 16 years old.
Why do we care so much about the environment and ozone depletion?
Environmentalism involves all people despite race, national origin, or income,
with respect and the intention to develop, implement, and enforce
environmental laws, as well as policies to protect the ozone layer. The ozone
depletion has environmental risks of disproportionately affecting
communities.
A detailed insight of the ozone layer’s structure and behavior in
the physical and natural world through observation, experimentation, and the
testing of theories against the evidence obtained reveals how the ozone hole
increased exposure to ultraviolet radiation to the Earth’s surface has negative
effects of causing skin cancer, eye cataracts, destruction of ecosystems and
food chains. The ozone layer in the stratosphere shields living organisms from
the sun’s extreme ultraviolet radiation.
Nonetheless, the ozone hole or depletion has been caused by chlorofluorocarbons released by solvents, spray aerosols and refrigerators. The molecules of chlorofluorocarbons in the stratosphere cause chemical reactions that break down ozone molecules thus releasing chlorine atoms. In a nutshell the ozone layer is currently being destroyed more quickly than it is was naturally created. We must act.
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