Stratosphere

Introduction Ozone depletion has been regarded as one of the global environmental issues for several decades. It is defined by Martens (1) as the situation that the amount of stratosphere ozone layer is decreasing and being damaged. The major reason is that the ozone in the stratosphere protects us from the harmful ultraviolet radiation and absorbs heat from the infra-red radiation. Reducing the amount of ozone probably causes irreversible and permanent damages to human and environment,…

If all this were not enough, leave it to notorious and self-interested lobbyists, who normally do not care one bit about the public interest, at least in their professional dealings, to tell us that Pfizer’s inversion is a bad thing. Lobbyists have been interviewed saying that they dread the public backlash against an industry that is already well-known for being one that profits off of people who are in no position to fight back in sick people and others who are desperately looking to drug…

and Soft Diction Word List: Manifold: With a multitude of branching or interconnected possibilities/things; numerous in quantity Marvels: An awe-inspiring event or item; knick-knacks/assortments of novelty items Upper Air: Referring to the stratosphere or higher, heavens; conscience Analysis: In “The Castle-Builder” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow uses fanciful, rhythmic descriptions of a young boy’s imagination to explore fantastic dreams before losing innocence after growing up. Longfellow…

A Revolution Is Coming… In “Postcapitalism, A Guide to Our Future” Paul Mason writes about his visualizations of a potential exit from the cataclysm of the capitalist world we are living in to an imaginary revolved era he calls “Postcapitalism.” Despite the undeniably overwhelming issues such as: ecosystem damages, immigration crisis, and sever class differences that Mason elaborates throughout his book, he introduces methods that may contribute constructing a brilliant future in “Project Zero.”…

Ozone is a naturally occurring molecule containing three oxygen atoms. Ozone molecules form a gaseous layer in the stratosphere, 15-30 km above the surface of the earth called the Ozone layer. It protects life on earth by absorbing harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun. Today the ozone layer is depleting due to the release of pollution containing chemicals chlorine and bromine. Such deterioration allows large amounts of UV B rays to reach Earth1 seen in figure 1, which can cause many…

environment as justification for intelligent geoengineering. The more specific example is his use of evidence that suggests sulphate aerosols from coal power plants reduce the impacts of climate change as a justification for placing these aerosols in the stratosphere. This analysis will argue that Lynas’ logical structure is flawed throughout, with some redeeming factors.…

As strange as some climate change solutions are, even recycling can save humanity from extinction. Though recycling seems like a common activity among many, the current level of recycling on Earth is not an adequate when considering the true needs of the planet. Because greenhouse gasses and emissions rapidly warm the planet, reclaiming most of the recyclable materials across the globe could lower emissions and slow down or bring climate change to a stage of revitalization. According to…

stratospheric circulation may produce a Hadley cell that extends to the pole” (Bordi, I., Fraedrich, K., Lunkeit, F., & Sutera, A., 2007), but only under certain condition and requires the cell to pass over the Ferrel and Polar cells and through the stratosphere (Bordi et al., 2007). Coincidentally, Reis et al. (2006) find that a single Hadley Cell stretches from the equator to the poles when rotation is increased to 144 and 360 hours per day. Could it be that in the one hundred years between…

with current ground-based telescopes. I propose to develop a ground-breaking technique that uses optical high-resolution spectroscopy to study the atmospheric properties of other worlds, including their composition, structure (e.g. clouds and stratospheres), and dynamics (e.g. global wind patterns and rotation…

Human Influences on Global Climate Change The earth has been around for about 4.5 billion years, and the climate has been changing throughout that time period. Most of this climate change is in a sense normal because it is due to small variations in the Earth’s orbit or due to natural influences such as solar changes or volcanic eruptions. Although the occurrence of climate change is relatively settled and accepted, some uncertainty remains as to whether humans and their ecological footprint…