ozone

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Climate change

2022
"[A] study of climate change, examining historical and present-day causes and effects of rising global temperatures, as well as what people can do to combat climate change"--OCLC.

Earth's atmosphere

Explores the atmosphere's composition, its behavior, and how it affects life on Earth.
Cover image of Earth's atmosphere

Ozone hole

2010
Explains what the ozone layer of the atmosphere is, what destroys it, how it is measured, how this depletion affects humans and life on earth, and what can be done to save it.

Ozone

1989
Discusses the dual problem of too much ozone in the troposphere creating smog and the depletion of the ozone layer in the stratosphere which shields harmful ultraviolet rays.

Ozone

1991
Discusses the nature and necessity of ozone in relation to the global environment and air pollution, and examines the greenhouse effect and ways to prevent it.

The ozone layer

1990
Examines the ozone layer--a thin band of gases that surrounds the Earth--discussing its importance, the threat posed by pollution, and possible solutions.

The ozone layer

1990
Describes the ozone layer and its important function in protecting the earth from dangerous ultraviolet rays. Also examines the threats posed to the ozone layer by chlorofluorocarbons and other pollutants and what can be done to stop further damage.

Our endangered atmosphere

global warming & the ozone layer
1987
A selection of articles provide a running debate on the issue of the greenhouse effect. Includes a study guide and student activities.

Ozone crisis

the 15-year evolution of a sudden global emergency
1989
Examines the account of two scientists who made the discovery of the danger of releasing cholorofluorocarbons (CFCs) into the ozone layer.

Ozone hole

1991
Studies the important role of atmospheric ozone in protecting the Earth, and tells how man-made chemicals are causing worrisome holes in the polar ozone layers.
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