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Ozone Depletion
Ozone: Ozone O₃, a form of oxygen with 3 molecules, is a gas that is blue in colour. Ozone has a characteristic pungent smell. It occurs throughout the atmosphere but in small quantities. It forms a shield above the earth...
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Effects of Global Warming
The Effect Global Warming can said as the abnormal increase in the temperature of the environment due to continuous accumulation of gaseous pollutants. The earth gets shortwave radiation from the Sun and 1/3rd of the same is reflected and 2/3rd...
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Green House Effect
The earth gets shortwave radiation from the Sun and 1/3rd of the same is reflected and 2/3rd of the radiation is absorbed by the atmosphere, ocean, ice, land and biota. The energy absorbed from the Sun is balanced by outgoing...
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Water Harvesting
Rain Water Harvesting Rain water harvesting is a process of direct collection of rain water, which is stored in sumps or recharged into the ground water aquifer in use. The apt time for rain water harvesting is the monsoon or...
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