Biggest Air Issue: Ozone Hole (Weather Blog 2)

The layer of ozone is suppose act as Earth's protection from the sun's ultraviolet rays. Atmosphere pollution caused by the chemicals such as bromine and chlorine has ultimately been the main cause for the depletion of the ozone layer. Furthermore, the ozone layer is made of ozone, which is also know as a protective layer that covers and surrounds the surface of earth. Moreover, ozone is composed of 3 atoms of oxygen for each molecule. Above all, a huge hole located at the ozone has occurred in the hemisphere in the southern region. In addition, the ozone layer depletion lets in large amounts of UV radiation to earth which is coming from the source of the sun. Not to mention, radiation from UV rays is a factor in causing types of skin cancer in numerous individuals and also disrupts the food chain of the aquatic system such as the cycles of life for the procholorococcus or phytoplankton.
Above all, our layer of ozone is currently depleting because of the actions done by the humans on earth. Substances capable of depleting the ozone were created by man or man-made. Furthermore, more ozone depleting substances such as hydrochlorofluorocarbons, chlorofluorocarbons, and other organic compounds that are volatile come from the daily human activities because those substances are produced in industrial processes, vehicle emissions, aerosols, refrigerants. Moreover, these substances get broken down into pieces by the sun's ultraviolet rays when reaching the stratosphere level, which in turn slowly depletes the layer of ozone. Not to mention, there are several chemicals such as CFCs that can stay in the atmosphere for almost one hundred years after being emitted into the atmosphere. Above all, breathing air from the depleted ozone of a ozone with a hole can cause damage to people's health. Moreover, these harmful chemicals irritates our lungs and throat, causes pain in the chest area, and causes damage to the lungs. Not to mention, the ultraviolet rays that go through the hole in the ozone can cause skin cancer, sunburn, and cataracts in many individuals. Above all, ozone depletion affects us humans and the environment also. More importantly, the Earth usually has a balance between the energy that comes out of the earth's surface and energy from the sun. Additionally, greenhouse gases are produced when harmful pollutants are emitted into the environment by daily human activities. Furthermore, greenhouse gases slowly add up in the atmosphere and are capable of changing the composition of the Earth's atmosphere and can cause alterations in climate. Moreover, these greenhouse gases take in heat that would usually leave through the lower atmosphere and would later end up in the upper levels of the atmosphere. As times passes by and years passes by, the more gases released from the ozone, the more health that is trapped in by the the blanket of gas in the atmosphere, which in turn causes a disruption in the energy flow around the world due to the fact that the gases absorb and later releases the energy. Eventually, there would be an inconsistency or a level of inequality created by a lower temperature and higher temperature in the upper levels of the atmosphere. When the stratosphere cools, ozone molecules that is unstable is created, which in turn speeds up the process of the ozone depletion. The depletion rate of the layer of ozone increases as the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is increasing in capacity. Furthermore, the warming of the troposphere causes the arctic ice cap to melt at a faster rate.
On an end note, a really big issue that would affect many people around the globe would occur due to the warming and melting happening all over the world. Moreover, there is a relationship between the cooling stratosphere and ozone depletion along with global warming. Furthermore, areas that have an active stratosphere will become warmer due the fact that the stratosphere that is not active will become cooler. Not to mention, the United States could potentially have a really cold winter while other countries will be having a relatively hotter winter than the United States. Moreover, the EPA is implementing stricter standards to improve the quality of air and help stop the process of ozone depletion occurring.
Reference: http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/ozone-depletion-overview/