Ozone depletion News
The ozone layer, a fragile shield of gas, protects the Earth from the harmful portion of the rays of the sun, thus helping preserve life on the planet.
Destruction of the ozone layer may have contributed to the largest mass extinction in the history of Earth, known as the End-Permian Extinction, a study has found.
This new initiative is a collective work of Centre for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (CAOS), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Department of Science and Technology (DST) among others.
It's our major win against climate change. After almost 30-years, the thinning of ozone layer above Antarctica has finally started healing.
The researchers estimated that the common chemical coolants known as hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) will cause a 0.035 percent decrease in ozone by 2050.
The Antarctic ozone hole, located above the South Pole, expands during every Southern Hemisphere Antarctic spring.
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