Stratospheric Ozone Depletion

Resources and Links

STRATOSPHERIC OZONE FAQs
This site maintained by the Global Change Research Information Office (GCRIO) has prepared a useful series of questions and answers on stratospheric ozone issues.

UNEP Basic Facts and Data on the Science and Politics of Ozone Protection
A concise presentation in pdf format of Ozone and tracks the development of the protocol governing CFCs and HCFCs.  UNEP provides this as a media guide.

NOAA: Current UV Index Forecast
For an up to date forecast of UV levels in your area the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration posts information daily around 1:30pm EST.  Contains a UV Index bulletin and map.

THE CFC-OZONE PUZZLE: Environmental Science in the Global Arena
Presentation made by Dr. F. Sherwood Rowland (1995 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry) and Dr. Mario J. Molina (1995 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry) at the JOHN H. CHAFEE Memorial Lecture on Science and the Environment, 1st National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment, Washington, DC, December 7, 2000

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