ozone layer
Example Sentences
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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
Research led by MIT has shown that cutting these ozone-depleting substances is allowing the ozone layer to slowly heal.
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026
He draws parallels to chlorofluorocarbons pollutants released from refrigerators that bore a hole in the ozone layer last century, and were eventually banned.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
"Our largest concern is aluminium and aluminium oxides interacting with the ozone layer," Wing says.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
“He’s becoming a man. Men act strange from time to time, and I am worried about what the hole in the ozone layer is doing to the plants in the rain forest.”
From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen
