High above the earth's surface, located in the stratosphere is the ozone layer.  This is a layer of thick ozone molecules that block the sun's ultraviolet rays from reaching earth's surface.  Basically this layer keeps us alive ny protecting us from these uv rays that can cause among other things skin cancer. This is the reason that so many people are becoming concerned with all the pollutions we are poring into the atmosphere and how they are eating away and destroying the ozone layer.  They are so concerned because if the ozone layer is destroyed, just being in the sunlight could be very dangerous.  Hopefully we will be able to prevent this from happening.

Say for the moment that there is no ozone layer, what would that be like and more importantly what would that do to the environment here on Earth?  For starters there would not much life on our planet, if any at all.  It would probably be very cold and much if not all the water would have receded to the polar ice caps.  It would be much like the environment on the planet Mars.  It would be very barren and nothing would be able to live in the harsh environment.  This would happen because the ozone layer helps to hold in the heat from the sun, and if the ozone is gone much of the heat would be able to escape back to space.  In a way it acts like a greenhouse for our planet.

There are two major things that we pollute the air with that can damage the ozone layer, the main two being CFC's and carbon monoxide.  CFC stands for Cloral Floral Carbons and they are the chemicals inside aresol cans that give the it's pressure.   For the most part they are found in cans of hairspray.  Most of the companies have realized that these chemicals are a big danger and have found other ways to get pressure into the cans.  The other biggest offender is carbon monoxide, which is the gas that is emitted out of your car when it is running.  That is one reason many of the car companies are finding alternative ways to power their cars, such as electricity.   This gas goes into the atmosphere and essentially breaks up the molecules that make up the ozone layer.  As more of the ozone is destroyed the more of the sun's ultraviolet light can seep into past  the atmosphere and to the surface, which causes global warming.  So cars are very dangerous to earth, but they have become a very common sight especially here in the United States.  

The hole is caused because of all the millions of pollutants produced by the multi-million dollar corporations of the new age world who don't seem to care about human life.  I feel that this is quite a horrendous thing for people to do.  The hole is causing ultra-violate rays to seep in causing the polar ice caps to melt, cause an increase in temperatures and an increase in skin cancer among humans.  The hole is located over Antarctica and is near the size of Antarctica.  The hole would come and go with the seasons, every winter the hole would appear, and every summer it would disappear, however, this past summer the hole did not disappear.

The ozone layer is one of, if not the most important concerns of the environment today.   It is imperative that we need to find ways to stop destroying it and preserve it.   It is one of the most important pieces of the puzzle of this planet that keeps us alive.  If we were to lose that piece of the puzzle, then we would lose our lives.

There is physically no way the human race could survive without the ozone layer.   If the ozone layer didn't exist, then Earth would be uninhabitable.  The temperatures would be phenomenal!  The ozone layer also burns up useless space trash that could cause tons of damage to us.  Aside air and water, the ozone layer is the most important physical element in human life.

There are many things we can do right now that would help to slow the depletion of the ozone layer. Things such as car pooling to work or school with friends or family.   That would cut down on the amount of pollution put out by cars, not to mention it would cut down on the amount of cars on the road witch would help during rush hour.   Something else that we could do that would help a lot would be to stop using the hairspray that comes in the pressurized cans, instead get the bottles that come with the pump on the top of the bottle.  Even though many of the hairspray companies no longer use CFC's to pressurize their cans some still do.  CFC's are probable one of the worst chemicals that damage the ozone layer.

I would like to say that I find it amazing that the answer to the to the problem; the missing piece of the puzzle is right in our hands, yet we choose to ignore it and destroy ourselves by continuing to enlarge the hole.  To me it's an incredibly stupid thing which needs to cease immediately in order to preserve life for generations and generations to come, because as long as there is the cause, forever will be the problem.