WORLD: SHARP INCREASE IN OZONE DESTRUCTION

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An international project monitoring ozone loss over the Arctic has found that record lows in winter temperatures at the North Pole could lead to unprecedented levels of destruction of the ozone layer over the northern hemisphere. The threat to the ozone layer, a protective shield against harmful ultraviolet radiation, is likely to lead to renewed public health warnings about the risks of skin cancer. The danger is particularly acute given the high population densities likely to be affected, compared to the lower population in areas already affected by the hole in the ozone layer over the South Pole. According to the European Ozone Research Co-ordinating Unit, there is not yet any ozone hole in the Arctic, but if temperatures remain low for six to eight weeks longer, further ozone losses will occur.

Capital expenditures, Science & research, Antarctica, Research

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WORLD: HIMALAYAN ICE CORES PROVE GLOBAL WARMING

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Scientists from several countries including Russia, China and Peru have drilled three cores into the Dasuopu glacier on the southern rim of the Tibetan plateau in the Himalayas. They were able to identify layersin the ice cores that corresponded to the passing of time and have proved that the last 50 years were warmer than any other 50-year period in the past 1,000 years. The amount of dust trapped in the ice cores has risen fourfold in the 20th century with chloride concentrations up 100% over the same period.

World

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UK: FLOOD DANGERS

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Public health experts have been issuing warnings of the dangers inherent in the recent flooding of the South of England. The three main water companies that were affected by this were South East Water, Mid Kent Water and Southern Water. Despite assurances that drinking water had not been contaminated, Southern Water still issued drinking water to residents of Lewes amid fears that the water could be infected. Estimates of the total repair bill range from GB[pound] 1bn to GB[pound] 4bn.

United Kingdom, Water, Sewer, and Pipeline Construction, Water Supply & Use, Water Supply and Irrigation Systems, Use of services, Water Supply Constructn, Water supply, Water Pollution, Heavy Construction, Except Highway, Management, Water supply construction, Water utilities, Brief Article, England, Natural disasters, Southern Water PLC

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