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Research: Ozone depletion over North Pole causes weather anomalies
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], July 11 (ANI): Although the ozone hole over Antarctica is well known, few people are aware that the protective ozone in the stratosphere periodically breaks down over the Arctic, depleting the ozone layer there. Prior to that, it occurred in the spring of 2011 and most
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Study finds copper-based chemicals might be leading to ozone layer depleti
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
California [US], January 15 (ANI): A new study has found that copper released into the environment from brake pads, antifouling paints, and other sources may be contributing significantly to stratospheric ozone depletion.
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Researchers explain depletion in mesospheric ozone layer
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 23 (ANI): The same phenomenon that causes aurorae -- the magical curtains of green light often visible from the polar regions of the Earth -- causes mesospheric ozone layer depletion. This depletion could have significance for global climate change and therefore, unders
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