Sentences with phrase «large holes in the ozone layer»
The Great Barrier Reef lies directly below the largest hole in the ozone layer, which means the region receives significantly more UV radiation than other place on Earth.
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With ozone layer depletion just beginning, large holes in the ozone layer are rare now; but the frequency and severity of ozone layer depletion will increase with time.
With ozone layer depletion just beginning, large holes in the ozone layer are rare now; but the frequency and severity of ozone layer depletion will increase with time.
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Volcano - fueled holes in Earth's ozone layer 252 million years ago may have repeatedly sterilized large swaths of forest, setting the stage for the world's largest mass extinction event.
In September, the ozone hole is at its largest because the cold winter months coupled with the returning daylight permit stratospheric cloud formations that do the most damage to the ozone layer.
Meanwhile, «large majorities incorrectly think that the hole in the ozone layer and aerosol spray cans contribute to global warming, leading many to incorrectly conclude that banning aerosol spray cans or stopping rockets from punching holes in the ozone layer are viable solutions.»
The lead author of the recent study on the ozone layer believes that the reversal of the hole's expansion is in large part a result of the Protocol.
Large majorities of people incorrectly think that the hole in the ozone layer and aerosol spray cans contribute to global warming, which some concluding that banning spray cans or «stopping rockets from punching holes in the ozone layer» are effective climate change solutions.
Given China's growing number of cars, along with other pollution sources — and Coke's growing market share in China, bolstered by its offer this week to buy Huiyuan, the country's largest juice maker — the machines couldn't come at a better time for the environment.How it happened Refrigerators used to rely on CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons) for cooling — until it was discovered they were boring a hole in the ozone layer.