ozone
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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
That morning, high ozone levels led Texas regulators to issue an air-quality alert for the city and surrounding areas, which also includes refineries and chemical plants.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
"We've kind of deduced it to be UVC radiation, the radiation that exists above the ozone layer because obviously there's no filter up there", he says.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
San Bernardino County ranked as the most ozone-polluted county in the nation, with 159.2 weighted average unhealthy ozone days, followed by Riverside County at 126.7 and Los Angeles County at 119.0.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
I smelled the raw ozone in the electricity-charged air around me.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
Vocabulary lists containing ozone
Human Geography - Middle School
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Human Geography - High School
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Earth Science - Middle School
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