[ad_1] A three-decade-old international treaty to phase out chemicals that deplete the ozone layer that protects our planet from harmful solar radiation is paying off. Thanks to the Montreal Protocol of 1987, …
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[ad_1] WASHINGTON – The Earth's protective ozone layer is finally healing aerosol and coolant damage, says a new UN report. The ozone layer has cleared since the late 1970s. Scientists have sounded …
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[ad_1] This combination of images made available by NASA shows areas of low ozone over the Antarctic from September 2000 left and September 2018. The violet and blue colors are those where …
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[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) – The Earth's protective ozone layer is finally healing aerosol and coolant damage, a new UN report said. The ozone layer has cleared since the late 1970s. Scientists have …
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[ad_1] Image Source: AP Ozone hole modest despite optimum conditions for depletion Although colder-than-average temperatures in the Antarctic stratosphere created ideal conditions for destroying ozone in 2018, scientists from the NASA and …
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[ad_1] This accelerated photo taken on September 10, 2018 shows the flight path of an ozononde when it climbs into the atmosphere over the South Pole from the Amundsen-Scott South Pole station. …
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[ad_1] The mysterious source of a chemical depleting the ozone layer has been identified in eastern China. Scientists have discovered "large and continuous" emissions of carbon tetrachloride from Shandong Province. The discovery …
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[ad_1] The compound, carbon tetrachloride, contributes to the destruction of the Earth’s ozone layer, which protects us from harmful ultraviolet radiation. As a result, the production of carbon tetrachloride has been banned …
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[ad_1] The darker colors on the map represent the areas with the highest carbon tetrachloride emissions. This reveals a concentration of the already banned substance in eastern China. ( Lunt, Park et …
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[ad_1] The compound, carbon tetrachloride, contributes to the destruction of the Earth's ozone layer, which protects us from harmful ultraviolet radiation. As a result, the production of carbon tetrachloride has been banned …
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