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Montevideo, November 21st 2024 - 23:26 UTC

Tag: UV rays

  • Wednesday, November 18th 2015 - 07:53 UTC

    Tierra del Fuego ozone alert with 'UV radiation reaching extreme risk or harm'

    According to the UV Index, a reading of 11 or more means extreme risk of harm from unprotected sun exposure several precautions must be taken

    Tierra del Fuego in south Argentina has sent out a warning to residents in the province that the ozone layer hole as it expands to the north, over the tip of South America continent this week, it will be reaching its maximum size with UV radiation at 12, violet or extreme alert. The information was provided by Argentina's VAG Ushuaia Station.

  • Monday, March 10th 2014 - 21:05 UTC

    Scientists discover new man-made gases that are depleting the ozone layer

    Research shows four gases that were not around in the atmosphere at all until the 1960s, said Dr. Laube from East Anglia university

    Scientists have identified four new man-made gases that are contributing to the depletion of the ozone layer. Two of the gases are accumulating at a rate that is causing concern among researchers. Worries over the growing ozone hole have seen the production of chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) gases restricted since the mid 1980s