... 1970's that chemicals that we had been using regularly were damaging the earth's protective layer. This damage has caused a "hole" that lets in the harmful rays of the sun. It's now up the people who caused the problem, us, to solve it. Clorofloro Carbons "CFC's" are what we as humans use to help us cool are refrigerator and cars. CFC's were ... has since released satellites to monitor ozone depletion levels across the globe. This satellite, which orbits the earth at about 600 km, measures ozone variations at different altitudes and is now providing the most effective picture of upper a...

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Antarctic Ozone Hole Reaches Record Size The United Nations" weather organization came out with a report about the hole in the ozone layer. The hole in the ozone layer has now increased to its record size of 10.8 million square miles set only three tears ago. The World Meteorological Organization have also taken measurements over and near Antarctic. They claim that ... the ozone layer has decreased faster in this year than in any previous years and is now the same size as it was in 2000. They also claimed that the hole could also continue to grow to its largest size ever in the span of about ...

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