Ozone Layer

The ozone layer is a layer in Earth's atmosphere containing relatively high concentrations of ozone (O₃). However, "relatively high," in the case of ozone, is still very small with regard to ordinary oxygen, and is less than 10 parts per million, with the average ozone concentration in Earth's atmosphere being only about 0.6 parts per million. The ozone layer is mainly located in the lower portion of the stratosphere from approximately 20 to 30 kilometres (12 to 19 mi) above Earth, though the thickness varies seasonally and geographically.

The ozone layer was discovered in 1913 by the French physicists Charles Fabry and Henri Buisson. Its properties were explored in detail by the British meteorologist G. M. B. Dobson, who developed a simple spectrophotometer (the Dobsonmeter) that could be used to measure stratospheric ozone from the ground. Between 1928 and 1958 Dobson established a worldwide network of ozone monitoring stations, which continue to operate to this day. The "Dobson unit", a convenient measure of the columnar density of ozone overhead, is named in his honor.

Dark Energy Has Not Changed In Billions Of Years

Edit IFL Science 01 May 2016

The expansion of the universe is due to dark energy, a mysterious form of energy that surrounds us and permeates the entire cosmos. But its exact characteristics remain unknown, with most of what we know about dark energy coming from its effect on galaxies ... Astronomers used the size of galaxy clusters as “cosmic rulers,” and compared nearby clusters to far away ones ... ....

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File - Private First Class Bowe Bergdahl, in a U.S. Army photo taken before his capture.

Bowe Bergdahl's defense wins battle over classified documents

Edit CNN 01 May 2016

(CNN)The defense team for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who is charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, has won access to hundreds of thousands of pages of classified information. In a Thursday ruling, the U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals denied an appeal made by the prosecution regarding access to classified information ... Read More ... "It's anybody's guess ... The government has not told us what it's giving us," he said ... Gen ... Gen ... ....

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Frauke Petry, Chairwoman of the AfD, Alternative fuer Deutschland (Alternative for Germany), party addresses the media during a press conference in Berlin, Germany

Anti-immigrant party says Muslims not welcome in Germany

Edit Dawn 01 May 2016

STUTTGART. Delegates from Germany's anti-immigration party Alternative for Germany (AfD) on Sunday backed an election manifesto that says Islam is not compatible with the country's constitution and calls for a ban on minarets and the burqa. The AfD, set up just three years ago, has been buoyed by Europe's migrant crisis, which saw the arrival of more than one million, mostly Muslim, migrants in Germany last year ... ....

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File - With U.S. Assistant Secretary and Spokesperson John Kirby and his Russian counterpart looking on, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov address reporters at a joint news conference at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on March 24, 2016.

US once again forced to turn to Russia for help on Syria

Edit Deseret News 01 May 2016

WASHINGTON — Scrambling to resuscitate a nearly dead truce in Syria, the Obama administration has again been forced to turn to Russia for help, with little hope for the desired U.S. outcome ... Kerry spoke at length on Friday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to that end, and had been hoping to meet with Lavrov soon, according to U.S. officials. Kerry was scheduled to arrive in Switzerland late Sunday for talks with U.N ... U.S....

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Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (Navy) Sailors assigned to the Chinese frigate Lian Yun Gang (FFG 522) stand watch.

China Blocks US Navy Ships' Access to Hong Kong Port

Edit Voa News 30 Apr 2016

China has denied a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier access to a port in Hong Kong. The Pentagon said Friday the USS Stennis and its accompanying vessels were refused entry into the port. The reason for denying access to the port was not clear ... WATCH ... ....

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‘Skylight'

Edit Naples Daily News 30 Apr 2016

* Director. David Baas. * Length. 4 minutes, 44 seconds. "Skylight" is an animated look at how the hole in the ozone layer is affecting our wildlife. It comes off as a comedy and induces several chuckles by way of its animal characters. Ultimately, though, it is very touching. The film effectively uses humor to drive home a serious point ... ....

ICF International Awarded $20 Million Blanket Purchase Agreement by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (ICF International Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 29 Apr 2016

ICF to Continue to Support EPA's Efforts to Eliminate Ozone Depleting Substances ... For the past three decades, ICF has supported EPA's mission to restore and protect the earth's stratospheric ozone layer....

Environment reaps benefits of investment in technology (Bundaberg Regional Council)

Edit Public Technologies 29 Apr 2016

(Source. Bundaberg Regional Council). The recent commissioning of a gas flaring system at the University Drive Waste Facility is another example of Bundaberg Regional Council's commitment to landfill sustainability ... 'This technology allows us to convert the methane gas generated in landfill and release it into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide, which is about 23 times less harmful to the ozone layer than methane,' Cr Rowleson said....

Documentary follows BBC’s Peter Gibbs back to the ice (BAS - British Antarctic Survey)

Edit Public Technologies 29 Apr 2016

(Source. BAS - British Antarctic Survey). 29 April, 2016 News stories. Horizon documentary 'Ice Station Antarctica' broadcasts on Wednesday 4 May @ 8pm on BBC2. In 1980, a meteorologist straight out of university spent an incredible two and a half years living and working for British Antarctic Survey at Halley Research Station in Antarctica ... It's here that data revealed a hole in the ozone layer, which led to an international ban on CFCs....

Fueling the eco drive

Edit China Daily 29 Apr 2016

Liu Xiangrui reports ... In the past he has been involved with important campaigns such as the creation of tradeable production entitlements for chlorofluorocarbons in compliance with the Montreal Protocol, an international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of some substances that are responsible for depletion of the gas cover around the Earth ... "China in some sense is my second home," he says ... ....

The awkward truth of 'make America great again'

Edit CNN 29 Apr 2016

Stephanie Coontz ... Donald Trump says "make America great again," and Hillary Clinton counters with an appeal to "make America whole again." ... Read More ... Ted Cruz's idol, overruled his Cabinet advisers to help secure passage of the Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer, which enforced the phase-out of chlorofluorocarbons such as that used in refrigeration, air conditioning, foam plastic, aerosol production and more ... ....

Secretary-General, Addressing Austrian Parliament, Urges Members to Maintain Open-door Policy for Refugees, Ratify Climate Change Agreement (UN - United Nations)

Edit Public Technologies 29 Apr 2016

(Source. UN - United Nations). Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's address to the Parliament of Austria, in Vienna today. ... Here we negotiated the Vienna Declaration on Human Rights, the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, and even a pact about pacts - the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, as well as many others international treaties and conventions which govern today's world ... Thank you very much....

Secretary-General, Addressing Austrian Parliament, Urges Members to Maintain Open-door Policy for Refugees, Ratify Climate Change Agreement (ECOSOC - United Nations Economic and Social Council)

Edit Public Technologies 29 Apr 2016

(Source. ECOSOC - United Nations Economic and Social Council) ... [I am deeply honoured to be the first international dignitary to address this Parliament .] ... Here we negotiated the Vienna Declaration on Human Rights, the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, and even a pact about pacts - the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, as well as many others international treaties and conventions which govern today's world....

Clemson scientist takes the fight to Southern blight on tomatoes (Clemson University)

Edit Public Technologies 28 Apr 2016

(Source. Clemson University). Anthony Keinath (left) is vegetable pathologist at Clemson's Coastal Research and Education Center in Charleston. Image Credit. Clemson University ... Methyl bromide - a fumigant once widely used to control pests in agriculture - was restricted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2009 after it was determined that the odorless gas was playing a role in the depletion of the ozone layer ... Image Credit ... END....

Secretary-General's address to the Parliament of Austria (UN - United Nations)

Edit Public Technologies 28 Apr 2016

(Source. UN - United Nations). Secretary-General's address to the Parliament of Austria. Vienna, Austria, 28 April 2016 ... Here we negotiated the Vienna Declaration on Human Rights, the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, and even a pact about pacts - the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, as well as many others international treaties and conventions which govern today's world ... Thank you very much ... Gemütlichkeit....

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Address to the Parliament of Austria (UNOV - United Nations Office at Wien)

Edit Public Technologies 28 Apr 2016

(Source. UNOV - United Nations Office at Wien). For information only - not an official document. UNIS/SGSM/736. 28 April 2016 ... Vienna, 28 April 2016 ... Here we negotiated the Vienna Declaration on Human Rights, the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, and even a pact about pacts - the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, as well as many others international treaties and conventions which govern today's world ... * *** *....

STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT UHURU KENYATTA DURING A MEETING WITH AFRICAN AMBASSADORS ACCREDITED TO GERMANY 6TH APRIL, 2016 (Office of the President of the Government of Kenya)

Edit Public Technologies 27 Apr 2016

(Source. Office of the President of the Government of Kenya). Your Excellencies,. Fellow Citizens of Africa, ... For another thing, there must be increased investment among all of Africa's stakeholders in securing the sustainable management of our environment, and creating solutions to contemporary environmental challenges such as global climate change, ozone layer depletion and air pollution, and resource degradation ... Thank you ... (noodl....

Hot and bothered about heat pumps

Edit Treehugger 26 Apr 2016

Many tried to explain how it worked, using the complicated description in the press release ... You could probably build a very nice air conditioner or fridge around propane but it is flammable, so they invented non-flammable refrigerants that did the same thing, originally freon, (bad for the ozone layer and a serious greenhouse gas) and then its replacements like R-134a (still a greenhouse gas but not quite as bad) ... ....

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