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Scientists reveal large, year-round ozone hole over tropics
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 6 (ANI): Scientists revealed a large, all-season ozone hole in the lower stratosphere over the tropics comparable in depth to that of the well-known springtime Antarctic hole, but roughly seven times greater in area. The observed data agree well with the cosmic-ray-driv
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Long-term ozone exposure increases cardiovascular mortality: Study
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 20 (ANI/Xinhua): A nationwide study in China has found that long-term exposure to ozone gas is associated with increased cardiovascular mortality risks.
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Researchers discover ozone may be heating Earth more than we realize
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], April 10 (ANI): A recent research has found that ozone may be weakening one of the Earth's most important cooling mechanisms, making it a more significant greenhouse gas than previously thought.
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Ozone may be weakening one of Earth's most important cooling mechanisms: S
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Reading [UK], April 2 (ANI): According to a new research, ozone may be weakening one of the Earth's most important cooling mechanisms, making it a more significant greenhouse gas than previously thought.
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Smoke from wildfires destroys Ozone layer, finds new study
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Waterloo [Canada], March 20 (ANI): According to a new study, smoke from wildfires can destroy the ozone layer. Researchers said that if major fires became more frequent with a changing climate, more damaging ultraviolet radiation from the sun will reach the ground.
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Smoke from wildfires destroys Ozone layer, reveals study
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Waterloo [Canada], March 18 (ANI): A new study led by the University of Waterloo found that smoke from wildfires can destroy the ozone layer. Researchers cautioned that if major fires became more frequent with a changing climate, more damaging ultraviolet radiation from the sun will reach th
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Scientists make breakthrough discovery about extreme exoplanet's atmospher
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], January 29 (ANI): The atmosphere of planets always accounts for an interesting study for astronomers to find out how life-supporting they are. The atmosphere of Earth is not a uniform envelope but consists of distinct layers that each have characteristic properties.
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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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Iodine in desert dust destroys ozone layer: Study
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Boulder [US], December 26 (ANI): According to a study, when winds loft fine desert dust high into the atmosphere, iodine in that dust can trigger chemical reactions that destroy some air pollution, but also let greenhouse gases stick around longer.
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Ozone layer recovering but there should be no laxity until situation fully
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): Minister of State for Environment Ashwini Kumar Choubey on Thursday stated that while the depleting ozone layer is recovering there should not be any laxity till it is fully controlled.
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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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Union Cabinet approves ratification of global agreement on phase down of h
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval for ratification of Kigali Amendment to Montreal Protocol on Substances that deplete Ozone Layer for phase down of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) by India, adopted by the parties to Montreal Protocol on October 2016.
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