Is Damage To Ozone Layer A Cause of 'Global Warming?'

The Earth's Ozone Layer explained:

https://www.factmonster.com/science/environment/all-about-ozone

• Is a layer of naturally produced Ozone (O3) in the Stratosphere that shields Earth inhabitants living on the ground from the portion of the sun's rays that are harmful ie. UVB

 

http://www.conserve-energy-future.com/ozone-layer-and-causes-of-ozone-depletion.php

" Chlorofluorocarbons, on the other hand, significantly contribute to climate change, which means Hydrofluorocarbons continue to be the better alternative until safer alternatives are available."

So why are so many laypeople saying that CO2 is the cause of climate change?

 

Google: Atmospheric Sciences.

 

Are oxygen levels in our atmosphere decreasing? How does this affect the Ozone layer and climate change?

 

http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warmin...ience/ozone-hole-and-gw-faq.html#.WX5WjoQrJ0w

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The stratospheric ozone layer absorbs ultraviolet (UV) radiation, preventing dangerous UV rays from hitting Earth's surface and harming living organisms. UV rays cannot be seen or felt, but they are very powerful and change the chemical structure of molecules.

UV radiation plays a small role in global warming because its quantity is not enough to cause the excess heat trapped in the atmosphere. UV radiation represents a small percentage of the energy from the sun, and is not highly absorbed or scattered in the atmosphere—especially when compared with other wavelengths, like infrared. But, ozone depletion is also concerning because it directly impacts the health of humans, and other living organisms.

In the 1980s, scientists discovered that the ozone layer was thinning in the lower stratosphere, with particularly dramatic ozone loss—known as the "ozone hole"—in the Antarctic spring (September and October).

Scientists also discovered that the thinning in the ozone layer was caused by increasing concentrations of ozone-depleting chemicals – chlorofluorocarbons or CFCs (compounds with chlorine and/or fluorine attached to carbon) and to a lesser extent halons (similar compounds with bromine or iodine). These chemicals can remain in the atmosphere for decades to over a century.

 

Plants, trees, plankton: breathe carbon dioxide and exhale oxygen.

 

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