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By Bob Berwyn After sampling the atmosphere above the Arctic for more than a year during the MOSAiC research voyage , climatescientists say the ozone layer, Earth’s protection against intense ultraviolet radiation, is at risk, despite the progress made in protecting atmospheric ozone by the 1987 Montreal Protocol , the global treaty that banned ozone-harming (..)
In addition, ozone depletion higher up in the stratosphere has caused a cooling high up in the atmosphere. Climatescientists are convinced that the world oceans have warmed down to a depth of 700 m since the 1970s because of our past emissions of greenhouse gases.
The first climate change presentation I saw was back in the 1970s when I was working for the National Weather Service. Murray Mitchell, was the top climatescientist for NWS. While that got the bulk of the publicity, Dr. Mitchell assured us that the warming of the climate would be the biggest problem in the future.
In the 1960s climate change was not really a significant concern, not even amongst environmentalists – this was despite the fact that the Swedish scientist Svante Arrhenius in 1896 was the first to claim that emissions from fossil fuels might eventually result in enhanced global warming.
The 2024 State of the Air report I work every day on topics related to air in my role as a Senior ClimateScientist at UCS, through my volunteer grassroots work, and because I want to be a well-informed resident in the San Joaquin Valley. Ozone, too, poses significant risks to respiratory health. This is more than just my job.
EPA of a 2015 rule barring replacement of ozone-depleting substances with hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are powerful greenhouse gases. Circuit vacated the 2015 rule to the extent that it prohibited continued use of HFCs by companies that previously switched to HFCs from an ozone-depleting substance. In Mexichem , the D.C.
The choices available to us are no longer ideal,” said Kristina Dahl, a principal climatescientist at the Union of Concerned Scientists, an NGO. The world needs to slash its overall energy consumption, something that has the potential to deliver “significant” emissions cuts, the scientists write.
How climatescientists keep hope alive as damage worsens – Associated Press. Multiorganization Letter about Appropriations for USDA Agricultural Research and Climate (May 11, 2022). EPA – Release of Draft Policy Assessment for the Reconsideration of the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards.
Climate Change Forces Brutal Choices at National Parks – The New York Times. Top ClimateScientist Blasts Government Lab After Denier Invited to Speak – Gizmodo. EPA – 2021 Annual Joint Meeting of the Ozone Transport Commission and the Mid-Atlantic Northeast Visibility Union (June 15). What to Save?
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