{"id":7291,"date":"2021-02-17T22:29:29","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T22:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=7291"},"modified":"2021-02-18T00:41:36","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T00:41:36","slug":"effects-of-ozone-depletion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/effects-of-ozone-depletion\/","title":{"rendered":"Effects of ozone depletion"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7291\" class=\"elementor elementor-7291\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5861394 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5861394\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7304 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/introduction-to-ozone-depletion\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Introduction to Ozone Depletion<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7303 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-ozone\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is Ozone?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7302 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-ozone-depletion\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is Ozone depletion?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7301 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/volcanoes-and-ozone\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Volcanoes and ozone<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7300 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/effects-of-ozone-depletion\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Effects of ozone depletion<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7404 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-uv\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is UV?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7299 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/the-ozone-hole\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">The ozone hole<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1207e58 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1207e58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a31ad1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"a31ad1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Ozone Depletion Affects UV Levels?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-238a70c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"238a70c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Depletion of the ozone layer has consequences on humans, animals, and plants. This typically results from higher UV levels reaching us on earth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h5><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><b>Humans<\/b><\/span><\/h5><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Research confirms that high levels of UV Rays cause non-melanoma skin cancer. Additionally, it plays a major role in malignant melanoma development. UV is also linked to cataracts (a disease of the eye that clouds the eye\u2019s lens).\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7368\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/effects-of-ozone-depletion.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/effects-of-ozone-depletion.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/effects-of-ozone-depletion-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>This is why it is important to wear UV protection sunglasses and sun-cream when you stay in the sun to minimize the UV effect on your skin and eyes.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Click below for important notes on UV and its effects on humans.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p><h5><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><b>Plants<\/b><\/span><\/h5><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The damage that extreme UV levels have on plants is one that our eyes do not see much, but humans can feel the impact. Plant growth, as well as its physiological and developmental processes, are all affected negatively. These include the way plants form, the timing of development and growth, distribution of plant nutrients and metabolism, etc. These changes can have important implications for plant competitive balance, animals that feed on these plants, plant diseases, and biogeochemical cycles.<\/span><\/p><h5><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><b>Marine (or water) Ecosystems<\/b><\/span><\/h5><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Phytoplankton form the foundation of aquatic food webs. These usually grow closer to the surface of the water, where there is enough sunlight. Changes in UV levels are known to affect the development and growth of phytoplankton, and naturally, the fish that feed on them. The UV radiation is also known to have affected the development stages of fish, shrimp, crab, amphibians, and other animals. When this happens, animals in the upper food chain that feed on these tiny fishes are all affected.<\/span><\/p><h5><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><b>Effects on Biogeochemical Cycles<\/b><\/span><\/h5><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0The power of higher UL levels affects the natural balance of gasses (and greenhouse gases) in the biosphere: e.g., carbon dioxide (CO2), carbon monoxide (CO), carbonyl sulfide (COS), and ozone. 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What is Ozone depletion? Volcanoes and ozone Effects of ozone depletion What is UV? The ozone hole How Ozone Depletion Affects UV Levels? Depletion of the ozone layer has consequences on humans, animals, and plants. 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