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All life would cease to exist without sunlight. However, the sun’s harmful UV rays and other toxic substances from space would make this planet uninhabitable. The wonderful thing about Mother Nature is that there is a set balance for everything. To protect the Earth from the not so beneficial part of the sun’s rays, we have a silent superhero doing its job effortlessly — the ozone layer. ....
Dutch Nobel laureate who warned about holes in ozone layer, dies age 87 Paul Crutzen in 1996. Photo: Biswarup Ganguly via Wikimedia Commons Dutch scientist and Nobel laureate Paul Crutzen has died at the age of 87. His death on Thursday was confirmed by the Max Planck Institute where Crutzen was director of atmospheric chemistry from 1980 until his retirement in 2000. ‘Along with scientists Sherry Rowland and Mario Molina, Crutzen alerted the world to the dangers of ozone depletion caused by chlorofluorocarbons from spray cans,’ the Independent quoted climate scientist Michael Penn as saying. Martin Stratmann, the president of the Max Planck Institute, called Crutzen a ‘pioneer’ and said his work was a ‘rare example of fundamental scientific research leading to a global political decision.’ ....
Paul Crutzen, who shared Nobel for ozone work, has died sfgate.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sfgate.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By Press Association 2021 Dutch Professor Paul J Crutzen, left, receiving the Nobel Prize for chemistry from Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf at the Concert Hall in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1995 Dutch scientist Paul J Crutzen, who won the Nobel Prize for chemistry for his work understanding the ozone hole and is credited with coining the term Anthropocene to describe the geological era shaped by mankind, has died. The Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz, Germany, where Mr Crutzen was the director of atmospheric chemistry from 1980 until his retirement in 2000, confirmed that he died on Thursday at the age of 87. “Paul Crutzen was a pioneer in many ways,” Martin Stratmann, the president of the Max Planck Society, said in a statement. ....