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Environmental Issues
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Ozone depletion in staratosphere would result in 

  • forest fires

  • global warming

  • skin cancer incidence

  • None of the above

Answer

C.

skin cancer incidence

In the atmosphere, ozone molecules (O3) protects the earth from the penetration of harmful UV radiation from the sun, thereby, protecting the life on earth.

The main reason behind its depletion is CFCs (Chloroflurocarbons). Depletion of ozone layer by 1% results in an increase in the incidence of skin cancer by 5 to 7%.

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