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the highest levels of ultraviolet radiation, and prevent irreparable damage to the lifeforms on Earth. Part of the problem we are having with global warming is that certain atmospheric gases produced by human activity are destroying the ozone in Earth's atmosphere - allowing more ultraviolet light to enter than the Biosphere is prepared to handle.

Recently voices have been raised attempting to disclaim the greenhouse effect and global warming. They say that weather statistics show a cooling trend rather than a warming trend. That may be true. The Sun is well on its way toward "Solar Minimum" and Earth is receiving less and less ultraviolet radiation all the time. But, come 2014, or soon after, when the Sun begins producing more and more ultraviolet radiation, the Earth will face dire circumstances unless the Ozone layer is somehow replenished, or other protective measures are well underway.

Not only could the food chain be broken by ultraviolet radiation, sterilizing the oceans of their plankton, but also, the entire pollination process could well be disrupted as the next Solar Maximum approaches (2025). The bees could go blind! Already these precious creatures that provide such a vital link in the evolutionary process are severely strained. Heightened levels of ultraviolet radiation striking the environment from an angry Sun would be all that is required to knock them completely out of the picture.

I therefore suggest that levels of Ultraviolet Radiation be more routinely computed into the mix of measurements that are being undertaken worldwide in an effort to coerce the political mind to act fast and forcefully to save the environment, before it is too late.

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