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40 years after a chilling discovery: What happened to the hole in the ozone layer?
Located in the stratosphere, the ozone layer blocks potentially harmful ultraviolet energy from reaching our planet's surface ...
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Was the hole in the ozone layer fixed? Status 40 years after discovery
Located in the stratosphere, the ozone layer blocks potentially harmful ultraviolet energy from reaching our planet's surface ...
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Preserving the Ozone Layer
On 16 September, the world will mark the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. It was on this day, 35 years ago, that the Montreal Protocol, considered one of the most ...
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The Inventor Of Aerosol Spray Destroyed The Ozone Layer. Here's How We Fixed It
Published in Nature, Sherwood Rowland and Mario Molina's research linked CFCs to the depletion of Earth's ozone layer. Initially utilized for their stability and nontoxic properties, CFCs were ...
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Why don’t we talk about the ozone layer anymore?
Image caption, Without the ozone layer, planet Earth would be a very different place. One of those is the ozone layer. It’s basically the Earth’s sun cream - it protects the planet from ...
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Copernicus satellite detected giant hole in ozone layer over Antarctica, three times the size of Brazil
The European Space agency Copernicus Sentinel satellite detected a giant hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica, as part of the EU's Environmental monitoring program. The hole which scientists ...