... developed in the 1930's, and can destroy ozone once it gets into the atmosphere. Once released into the atmosphere, the CFC's, which contain chlorine, continue to rise and are broken apart by the sun's rays. The chlorine then reacts and begins to destroy ozone molecules. Chemicals such as bromine, nitrous oxide, which is found in fertilizers, have also been found to ... the air inside the Polar Vortex and activates and releases the chemicals. That begins the rapid destruction of ozone. The ozone hole is currently 11.5 million square miles and has grown by over a million square miles a y...

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... " 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 ... ...

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