Ozone Alarm.

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New measurements by the United Nations show an alarming decrease in the size of the earth's ozone layer over Antarctica. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported on 29 August that its latest satellite observations of the sunlit portion of Antarctica show an average decrease of about 30 per cent in the total amount of ozone. The alarming rate of decrease could lead to a much greater ozone hole, WMO warned. The ozone layer reflects heat away from the Earth and protects the planet from dangerous levels of ultraviolet (UV-B) rays from the sun. The solar radiation causes an increase in skin cancers, the suppression of immune systems, and the...