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 Stories About: advice AND Ask Umbra AND climate AND climate science AND ozone
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Ozoning Out
On climate confusion |
Umbra Fisk |
14 Nov 2005 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, Any chance that the most extreme of the peak-oil folks are correct, and that in spite of our thoughtlessness, we just won't have enough oil to totally destroy the ozone layer? Dan Wasson Pittsburgh, Penn. Dearest Dan, Oil has very little to do with the ozone layer, but it does have to do with global warming. Global warming and ozone depletion are, for our daily purposes, two separate issues. They both involve gaseous, human- ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, climate, climate science, ozone (all these topics) |
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A Bit of the Old Ultraviolet
On UV ratings |
Umbra Fisk |
14 Oct 2004 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, Our radio station provides daily information regarding ultraviolet ratings. I am curious about what these ratings actually represent, and why they change so dramatically. For example, for the past few years, most ratings have been between three and seven. Now we are getting ratings of 10. I doubt the ratings are directly related to Dobson units, which measure the amount of atmospheric ozone present, because they ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, climate, climate science, education, ozone (all these topics) |
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