what is importance of ozone layer?
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ozone layer
Explanation:
Although the concentration of the ozone in the ozone layer is very small it is vitally important to life because it absorb biologically harmful ultraviolet radiations coming from the sun
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The ozone layer is a layer of gas surrounding the earth which protects it from the harmful UV rays from the sun . it can cause forms of cancer and other diseases. Overall excessive UV radiation is a threat to any living organism. .Without the ozone layer the intensity of rays from sun will be much higher and we would get a sunburn every time we stepped out the house .
However our actions as humans have caused depletion of the ozone layer . excess of carbon di oxide and methane causes a hole in the ozone layer near the poles . this causes the sun rays to melt the ice and increase the water level , which results in floods . it can also cause mutation in plants and decrease in productivity of fishes .