Health impacts of global environmental change: ozone depletion (skin cancer, cataracts), climate change (thermal stress, vector-borne diseases, agricultural productivity)
Global environmental changes — ozone depletion and climate change — directly damage human health. They increase rates of skin cancer, eye disease, heat-related illness, and infectious disease.
Real World
Australia consistently records among the world's highest melanoma rates — partly because ozone thinning over the Southern Hemisphere increases UV-B exposure, making sun safety campaigns by Cancer Council Australia a direct public-health response to stratospheric ozone depletion.
Exam Focus
Separate ozone and climate change impacts clearly in your answer — mixing them together is flagged as a misconception on mark schemes.
Essay Framework
Use PEEL to structure every paragraph. Tap each step for guidance and an example.
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