In addition to their own resiliency, living things and the cells they are made of are protected from excessive amounts of UV radiation by a chemical called ozone. A layer of ozone in the upper atmosphere absorbs UV radiation and prevents most of it from reaching the Earth.
Fire rips through Torch skyscraper in Dubai. Read more about sharing. A fire has swept through the Torch skyscraper in Dubai, one of the tallest residential buildings in the world. Strong winds helped the blaze to spread across the 336.1m (1,105ft) high building in the marina district. One eyewitness told the BBC there was debris flying everywhere, falling into neighbouring buildings.
The July 8 ITIC report also divulged why Hamas launched its first rocket fire at Israel in more than 19 months on July 7: On that night Israeli forces had bombed and killed 6 Hamas members in Gaza.The ITIC report includes a picture of the six Hamas members.e also participated in the National Lawyers Guild delegation to Gaza after Operation Cast Lead in February 2009 and contributed to its report, Onslaught: Israelâs Attack on Gaza and the Rule of Law. James Marc Leas is a patent attorney and a past co-chair of the National Lawyers Guild Palestine Subcommittee.