Remember the hole in the ozone layer? It was a big deal in the 80s and 90s. Such a big deal that nations signed the Montreal Protocol and agreed to stop producing chemicals that were destroying the ozone. Well it’s been 33 or so years since that went into effect and good news, the ozone layer has made a come back.
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We Slowed Climate Change Before – remember the hole in the ozone?
Climate news may get you down but there’s something to remember. We slowed down the effects of climate change once before and we can do it again. The move to stop using CFCs to save the ozone just didn’t help us not die a crispy death, it slowed down global warming.
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Hole Still In the Ozone – small size likely a fluke
Recently it was pretty widely reported that the hole in the ozone was the smallest that it had been in three decades but as we said in our coverage of it, this doesn’t mean that it’s not still a problem and science agrees. The hole is smaller this year, but we still have to remain vigilant about it.
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Ozone Hole Smaller than Normal – smallest it has been in thirty years
We’ve been hearing about the hole in the ozone layer since the 80s. Man made chemicals caused it and there was a substantial push for those chemicals to be taken out of production. Which is great. The hole this year is the smallest it’s been in the thirty years! But it has nothing to do with human effort.
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Healing Ozone Layer – the hole is shrinking but only if we keep up the work
Remember back in the 90s when we were all hyper concerned about the hole in the ozone layer? Well it’s still there but there’s good news! It’s getting smaller! But if we want it to keep following its downward trend, then we need to keep up the work.
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