UNEP News Center: The 197 Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer discussed various issues regarding the protection of the earth's
fragile ozone layer, during the 34th Meeting of the Open - Ended Working Group of the Parties, conducted from 14 to 18 July in Paris, France.
Every day, up to 500 civil aircraft in the corridor burst out of the troposphere and up into the stratosphere, with
its fragile ozone layer.
Not exact matches
New research suggests that the north pole's
ozone layer, already
fragile during the cold season, may dwindle further in winters to come.
The stratospheric
ozone layer, a
fragile shield of gas, protects Earth from harmful ultraviolet rays of the sun.
But the threat to the
ozone layer sent a stinging message about how
fragile the atmosphere was, how easily human activity might damage it.
By eliminating these harmful substances, the
ozone layer, our
fragile protection from the sun's ultraviolet rays, sees less damage.