Ozone Depletion Ozone is good up high, and bad nearby because when ozone is in the stratosphere, it reduces the

amount of UV light entering the atmosphere. If less UV light hits us, less people would get sunburned and have skin cancer. However, at ground level, ozone is a major component of photochemical smog which has a noticeable light brown color and results in reduced visibility and health concerns. Ground level Ozone comes from emissions of industrial facilities and electric utilities, motor vehicle exhaust, gasoline vapors, and chemical solvents. It can damage plant tissues, and give animals respiratory problems. Solutions to ground level ozone, is reducing pollution, and conserving energy. For example, instead of driving to work, you would ride a bike, or take the trolley. The ozone hole is located in Antarctica. There's a hole in the atmosphere because polar vortex. This isolates the air over Antarctica from the rest of the world. This causes the formation of more clouds. When spring arrives and the sun comes back after the long polar nights, the ozone levels are severely depleted around the Antarctic continent causing the "ozone hole". Solutions to the hole, is stop making CFCs and several other chemicals. This is why in the 1990s a meeting of the worlds big nations met and agreed to reduce the usage of CFCs and also encouraged other nations to do the same. That was the Montreal Protocol. We need to use and promote products that are ozone friendly, or not use products that contribute to the ozone problem.

The Montreal Protocol is a special treaty signed by several nations who promise to abide by guidelines set forth in the protocol to help restore the Earth's ozone. The Montreal Protocol works through a negotiation that is relies on leadership and innovative approaches. Ozone in the stratosphere and at ground level has become an important global air quality issue. The concern about ozone in the stratosphere is that it is depleting; the concern at ground level is that it is increasing.

Causes of Global Climate Change The Greenhouse Effect is the trapping of the sun's warmth in a planet's lower atmosphere due to the greater transparency of the atmosphere to visible radiation from the sun than to infrared radiation emitted from the planet's surface. The EPAs regulated air pollutants are particle pollution, ground-level ozone, carbon monoxide, sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, and lead. The Clean Air Act requires EPA to set National Ambient Air Quality Standards. El Nio is a band of anomalously warm ocean water temperatures that periodically develop off the Pacific coast of South America. La Nia is a cooling of the eastern tropical Pacific, occurring in certain years. El Nio and La Nia impact global and U.S. climate patterns. In many locations, especially in the tropics, La Nia produces the opposite climate variations from El Nio. For instance, parts of Australia and Indonesia are prone to drought during El Nio, but are typically wetter than normal during La Nia. They both have a big impact on the environment. The major fuel types are oil, natural gas, and coal. The pros of oil, is that it's abundant, easy to use, and creates jobs. The pros of Natural gas, is that it's contributes to 21% of the world's energy. The cons of natural gas, is that it emits carbon dioxide when burned, and is 85% methane. The Pros of coal, is that it's abundant. and inexpensive. The Cons, is that it's nonrenewable, a greatly pollutes the

Greenhouse gases are gases whose absorption of solar radiation is responsible for the greenhouse effect, including carbon dioxide, methane, ozone, and the fluorocarbons. Greenhouse gas emissions come primarily from the burning of fossil fuels. 32% of greenhouse gas emissions come from electricity production. 28% of greenhouse gas emissions come from transportation. 20% of greenhouse gas emissions come from industry. 10% from agriculture, and another 10% from commercial and residential use.

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