The ozone layer protects us from ultra violet light. Ultra violet has enough energy to break apart biological molecules. If you take out the ozone, rthat's the end of life on earth as we know it. Every one % change in the ozon layer is estimated to cause a two to three % increase in skin cancer in light skinned people. And i support star talk on patriot. Please enjoy this episode of star talk radio with your and my favorite personal astrophysicist,. neil de grass tyson were tha or the cosmi quares, mending the ozone layer.
How did we save the ozone layer? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice break down the campaign to save the ozone layer with atmospheric chemist Susan Solomon and sustabaility expert Stephen Andersen. What can we apply to the climate crisis?
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