Effects to all the non-living and living things.

Ozone depletion allows the entry

of UV-B radiation:

Actinic Cheilitis (Farmer's lip)

Skin NeoplasmSquamous Cell

Carcinoma

MelanomaBasal Cell Carcinoma

More Skin Cancers

More Eye Cataracts

Weakened Immune Systems

Reduced Plant Yields

Damage to ocean ecosystems and reduced fishing yields

More damage to plastics and other building materials

•Effects on Biogeochemical Cycle•Changes in Tropospheric Composition and Air Quality•Effects on Climate

IMPACTS

The thinning of the Ozone Layer on both

South and North Poles.

• Shown here is the total ozone concentration over the South

Pole on Sept. 14, 2011. The "hole" is designated as the area where the total ozone concentration is

below 220 Dobson units (a measure of thickness) and

shown in red.

On Sept. 21, 2005, sea ice extent dropped to 2.05 million sq. miles, the lowest extent yet recorded in the satellite record. Incorporating the 2005 minimum, with a projection for ice growth in the last few days of this September, brings the estimated decline in Arctic sea ice to 8.5 percent per decade.