We’ve had our fill of talk about the depletion of the ozone layer, but! Can someone please explain why weathermen often report on “unsafe” ozone levels? I believe I typically hear this talk in the summer. Does this make any sense? And, if it really is a pollutant, don’t aerosols hold the key?
Also, where ozone is replete, isn’t O3 easy enough to be man-made? Heck, we can form O3 without even trying! Any ideas?
The scary thing is that 90% of the people think they’re above average! - unknown
On the ground, O[sub]3[/sub] is bad. It’s a lung irritant, plus it damages forests and crops.
Although the ozone layer was naturally thin, trying to replenish this worldwide would be a massive undertaking. Also, the chlorine that’s destroying it is still up there, so we’d just be filling up a bucket with a hole in it.
The Canadians. They walk among us. William Shatner. Michael J. Fox. Monty Hall. Mike Meyers. Alex Trebek. All of them Canadians. All of them here.
Didn’t Cecil cover this already? Lemme check…
Here ya go, Squee: http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_354.html
David B - many thanks from the “oh-no” zone!