'Significant milestone': Hole in the ozone layer will close in the next 50 years

'Significant milestone': Hole in the ozone layer will close in the next 50 years

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the United States has predicted that the hole in the ozone layer will close in the next 50 years. Calling it a “significant milestone” on the path to recovery, NOAA scientists found that in comparison to the 1980s, concentrations of harmful chemicals had declined by just over 50 per cent in the mid-level of the stratosphere. The Antarctic ozone layer, which protects all life on Eart…

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