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.
Whether you decide to go for two or three layer torch down roofing will make a difference to your new roof's life. A three-layer roofing torch down project will include a base, smooth torch down and granule surface torch down, and should last for about 20 years. Two-layer torchdown roofing, with a base and one torch down layer, should have a life span ranging from 10 to 15 years. Regardless of whether you want your torchdown roofing to have two or three layers, you will have to use a base sheet.