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Interacting problems
As
if each of the major atmospheric problems were not enough by themselves,
they can interact and reinforce each other. Recent research has shown
that acid rain and global warming can greatly magnify the effects
of ozone layer thinning. In Canada, regional warming has reduced
precipitation and thus dissolved organic carbon inputs to lakes,
while acidification reduces the productivity of some plants. Together
these can raise ultraviolet penetration in lake water from thinning
ozone by up to 800 percent, causing increasing damage to lake ecosystems
(Schindler, et al., 1996).
.. References and Sources..
Schindler,
David W., P.J. Curtis, P.R. Parker and M.P. Stainton. 1996. "Consequences
of climate warming and lake acidification for UV-B penetration in
North-American boreal lakes." Nature 379:705-708. February 1996.
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