World Ozone Day today

Need to preserve Ozone layer to protect life on earth

Today is   World Ozone Day which is primarily observed all-over the world to spread awareness of the depletion of ozone layer and search for solution to preserve it as ozone layer plays a vital role in shielding life form the harmful ultraviolet light on earth.

Its depletion can have major effects on human’s health and surroundings as well. It has been observed that when 1% of the ozone layer is depleted, 2% more  UV-B can reach the surface of the planet.  Increase in UV-B levels is one of the most harmful effects of ozone depletion as it can cause skin cancer.

Albeit Montreal Protocol has so far been successful in meeting some of its targets on phasing out ozone-depleting substances. As a result, the abundance of ozone-depleting substances in the atmosphere is declining and the ozone layer is expected to recover around the middle of this century. There are, however, some remaining challenges to the phase-out of ozone-depleting substances.

While the respective governments, authorities throughout the world including India have been working assiduously  to kill and phase-out ozone depleting    substances in the atmosphere, we as individual do need to do our bit to avoid destruction of ozone layer. Actions must be taken  to save our mother earth by avoiding using products which has chlorofluorocarbons and get involved in activities such as tree plantation and backyard gardening.