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.
On september 11 2001 the 2 worlds tallest building's were destroyed by terrorist. Both of the towers collapsed within two years. The first tower was 1,368 feet tall the second â¦ tower was 1,362 feet tall. It took approximately 3 years to fully clean up the wreckage of the twin towers.