Sentences with phrase «hole in the ozone layer over»

Good news for fans of planet Earth: The seasonal hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica was at its second - smallest point in the past 20 years, according to new research from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

The hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica, which allows harmful ultraviolet radiation to penetrate our atmosphere, is finally starting to heal.

The researchers suggest that the hole in the ozone layer over the Antarctic would have grown in size by an additional 40 % by 2013.

The whole country is aware that it is increased ultraviolet light caused by the hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica that makes the sun so vicious.

The hole in the ozone layer over the Antarctic has expanded to near - record levels, scientists from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said Thursday.

The hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica has expanded to near - record levels, scientists from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said Thursday.

The hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica was created by human - produced chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) that came from things like aerosol cans and air - conditioners and refrigerators.

Three British scientists shocked the world when they revealed on May 16th, 1985 — 25 years ago — that aerosol chemicals, among other factors, had torn a hole in the ozone layer over the South Pole.

A bigger hole in the ozone layer over Northern Hemisphere countries could mean more UV damage to humans, animals and plants.

Not exact matches

In October 1983, Farman discovered that a huge hole had opened up in the ozone layer over Antarctica — and that it was man - madIn October 1983, Farman discovered that a huge hole had opened up in the ozone layer over Antarctica — and that it was man - madin the ozone layer over Antarctica — and that it was man - made.

CFCs were banned from spray cans in the United States and Canada in the late 1970s, and the appearance of a «hole» in the ozone layer over Antarctica in the early 1980s created an international consensus that CFCs must go.

Similar scandals erupted over the effects of scores of industrial applications, ranging from sulfur dioxide and acid rain, to certain aerosols and the hole in the ozone layer, to leaded gas and cognitive impairment, to the granddaddy of them all, fossil fuels and global climate change.

In 1985, a trio of British researchers noticed a hole in the ozone layer, our protection against harmful UV rays, over the AntarctiIn 1985, a trio of British researchers noticed a hole in the ozone layer, our protection against harmful UV rays, over the Antarctiin the ozone layer, our protection against harmful UV rays, over the Antarctic.

In the mid-1980s, scientists discovered that a seasonal hole was forming in the ozone layer over the South PolIn the mid-1980s, scientists discovered that a seasonal hole was forming in the ozone layer over the South Polin the ozone layer over the South Pole.

Until the 1990s, the widespread use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) for refrigerants and aerosols created an ozone hole in the Earth's stratosphere (the second layer of the atmosphere from Earth's surface) over Antarctica.

This attitude was nailed down in 1985 when a British group announced their discovery of a «hole» in the ozone layer over Antarctica.

We all know there's a «hole» in the ozone layer — a section of the atmosphere over Antarctica where the concentration of ozone is a lot lower than it should be.

In the early 1980s, scientists discovered a hole in the ozone layer that forms over Antarctica during the Southern Hemisphere's spring months, from September to NovembeIn the early 1980s, scientists discovered a hole in the ozone layer that forms over Antarctica during the Southern Hemisphere's spring months, from September to Novembein the ozone layer that forms over Antarctica during the Southern Hemisphere's spring months, from September to November.

The hole in the planet's ozone layer may be shifting wind patterns and cloud cover over Antarctica in a way that could be triggering slightly warmer global temperatures, a new study finds.