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Ozone Destruction New Cause
2013-01-15 15:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental News Network: Large amounts of ozone around 50% more than predicted by the worlds state-of-the-art climate models are being destroyed in the lower atmosphere over the tropical Atlantic Ocean. A team of scientists from the National Center for Atmospheric Science and the Universities of York and Leeds made the discovery, which is significant because ozone in the lower atmosphere acts as a greenhouse gas and its destruction also leads to the removal of the third most abundant greenhouse gas; methane. Ozone,...
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New study reveals gas that triggers ozone destruction
2013-01-13 11:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] Contact: David Garner david.garner@york.ac.uk 44-019-043-22153 University of York Scientists at the Universities of York and Leeds have made a significant discovery about the cause of the destruction of ozone over oceans. They have established that the majority of ozone-depleting iodine oxide observed over the remote ocean comes fro…
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Biofuel boom could lead to life-threatening ozone pollution
2013-01-09 23:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Not long ago biofuels were seen as one of the major tools to combat climate change, but a large number of studies in recent years have shown that many first generation biofuels may have little climate benefitand some are actually harmfuland are also linked to rising food prices. Now, a new study in Nature Climate Change warns that biofuels using fast-growing trees (polar, willow, and eucalytpus) could also exacerbate ground-level ozone pollution. "Concerns about climate change and energy security...
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DEQ to meet with Ozone Advisory Task Force over recommendations
2013-01-05 23:07:42| Waste Management - Topix.net
Following the Upper Green River Basin Air Quality Task Force recommendations made in September, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality will meet with the group on Thursday, January 10, 2013.
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