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Finally! A Link between Climate Change and Cancer!
 I knew it; I just knew it! The NY Times, of course!In a study published online by the journal Science, Harvard University scientists reported that some storms send water vapor miles into the stratosphere and showed how such events could rapidly set off ozone-destroying reactions with chemicals that remain in the atmosphere from CFCs, refrigerant gases that are now banned. So we're doomed, anyway. "It's the union between ozone loss and climate change that is really at the heart of this," said James G. Anderson, an atmospheric scientist and the lead author of the study. Some storms could damage ozone, which - as we all know - is a finite, limited resource, which can never be created, only destroyed. For years, Dr. Anderson said, he and other atmospheric scientists were careful to keep the two concepts separate. "Now, they're intimately connected," he said. There's just no denying it anymore! Ozone helps shield people, animals and crops from damaging ultraviolet rays from the sun. A thinning of the ozone layer over the United States during summers could mean an increase in ultraviolet exposure for millions of people and a rise in the incidence of skin cancer, the researchers said. Some storms could damage the ozone, which could lead to more skin cancers. Unless you wear a hat. Or go to a tanning booth. The findings were based on sound science, Dr. Anderson and other experts said, but much more research is needed, including direct measurements in the stratosphere in areas where water vapor was present after storms. More research? Whoda thunk it? Posted by: Bobby 2012-07-27 |
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