1001 Space Earth Earth Rocks and Minerals Landscape Sea Weather and Climate Natural Disasters Resources Nature History Human World Science and Technology

Choose a Page:What is the troposphere?Why do we have seasons?*What is happening to the ozone layer?*Where does rain come from?What is convection?Where do hot and cold winds blow?What is the 'greenhouse' effect?What is a weather front?What happens when air is heated?What is air pressure?What are clouds?What are the prevailing winds? What is happening to the ozone layer? Pollution contributes to the damage of the ozone layer In the stratosphere, the second-lowest layer of the atmosphere, there is a thin layer rich in a kind of oxygen, called ozone. This absorbs much of the harmful radiation of the Sun, but it is being broken down by gases, produced by industry and volcanoes.   Previous: Back Book: 1001 Section: Earth Chapter: Weather and Climate