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Causes and Environmental Implications of Increased UV-B Radiation

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Since the realisation that the ozone layer protecting the earth is suffering massive depletion, atmospheric science has been increasingly in the spotlight. It is recognised that we need to increase our knowledge and understanding of the likely impact that increases in UV- B radiation will have on life on earth. Charting research that encompasses the changing distribution of atmospheric ozone, changes in UV-B radiation and the consequent effects on photochemistry and… More >>

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Escaping the progress trap

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If you have seen Al Gore’s documentary An Inconvenient Truth you will have noticed the frog in hot water illustration. You may have wondered why people can be something like that frog – it jumps out of the water if it is too hot, but remains there until the bitter end if it is slowly heated.
A look at environmental landmarks over the last 50 years will show how slow we are to act, even as th… More >>

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Global Warming

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All scientists agree that there is a greenhouse effect and that the earth has warmed a degree Fahrenheit in the past century. Despite Al Gore and despite what you read in the media today there is significant disagreement among climatologists about how much, if any, of this warming is due to human causes. And there is even more significant disagreement among economists about what to do about possible global warming in this century. This updated program, which include… More >>

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