ozone layer
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That, scientists say, could slow the recovery of the ozone layer, which protects life by blocking ultraviolet light.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
They worry that launch emissions and vaporized space junk could damage the ozone layer and interfere with the atmosphere’s complex chemistry in other ways.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
HFCs were introduced in the 1990s to replace chemicals that had been found to erode the ozone layer, but turned out to be catastrophic for global warming.
From Barron's ● May 21, 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
“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
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