Number of extra skin cancer cases related to UV radiation
The most widely recognized damage occurs to the skin. The direct effects are sun burn, chronic skin damage (photo-aging) and an increased risk of developing various types of skin cancer. Models predict that a 10% decrease in the ozone in the stratosphere could cause an additional 300,000 non-melanoma and 4,500 (more dangerous) melanoma skin cancers worldwide annually.
Year: 2007
From collection: Vital Ozone Graphics
Cartographer: Emmanuelle Bournay