in the ozone
Example Sentences
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The concern over ozone depletion dates back to 1985, when scientists identified a growing hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica.
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026
He draws parallels to chlorofluorocarbons pollutants released from refrigerators that bore a hole in the ozone layer last century, and were eventually banned.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
If you start to lose hope, remember that young person and that we’ve beaten a climate problem before: the hole in the ozone layer.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2024
High above Antarctica, a massive hole had opened in the ozone shield that protects life on earth from the sun’s ultraviolet rays.
From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2024
“He’s becoming a man. Men act strange from time to time, and I am worried about what the hole in the ozone layer is doing to the plants in the rain forest.”
From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen
