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ozone layer

[oh-zohn lay-er] / ˈoʊ zoʊn ˈleɪ ər /
NOUN
upper layer of atmosphere
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They worry that launch emissions and vaporized space junk could damage the ozone layer and interfere with the atmosphere’s complex chemistry in other ways.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

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

With leakage reduced to 0.5 percent, the ozone layer would recover to its 1980 condition by 2066.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 16, 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


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