{"id":668,"date":"2011-09-16T11:07:55","date_gmt":"2011-09-16T06:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vacuumwalker.com\/blog\/?p=668"},"modified":"2017-12-20T10:54:30","modified_gmt":"2017-12-20T05:54:30","slug":"how-to-save-ozone-layer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vacuumwalker.com\/blog\/how-to-save-ozone-layer.html","title":{"rendered":"Preserve Ozone Layer !!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today is International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone<\/strong> Layer<\/strong>. Since 1995, September 16 of each year is celebrated as the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer<\/strong>. This date has been designed as such by the United Nations General Assembly\u00a0 in order to commemorate the signing of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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This commemoration around the world offers an opportunity to focus attention and action at the global, regional and national levels on the protection of the ozone layer<\/em>.<\/div>\n

The Ozone Layer describes the protective layer of naturally occurring gas, comprised of three atoms of oxygen found about 10 \u2013 50 km above the earth’s surface that protects us from the harmful ultraviolet radiation or UV-B rays of sun. Scientist in the 1970\u2019s discovered that the layer was thinning as a result of the release of CFC\u2019s, consequently, the Ozone Hole developed. In 1985, nations around the world convened at Vienna in an attempt to develop a framework for co-operative activities to protect the Ozone layer<\/strong>. This signed agreement became known as the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer.<\/p>\n

In particular, developing countries should focus on eliminating the use of methyl bromide as a pesticide in agriculture and they must halt illegal trade in CFCs.<\/p>\n

More than 130,000 new cases of melanoma are reported around the world and some 66,000 people die from skin cancer every year.<\/p>\n

What we can do<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Awareness is the first step to begin protecting our damaged ozone layer . There are many simple ways to save our ozone layer.<\/p>\n