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TED-Ed: Whatever happened to the hole in the ozone layer? | Stephanie Honchell Smith
In the 1980s, the world faced a huge problem: there was a rapidly expanding hole in the ozone layer. If it continued to grow, rates of skin cancer could skyrocket, photosynthesis would be impaired, agricultural production would plummet,...
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Ozone depletion may have sparked prehistoric extinction event: study
Ozone depletion may have triggered a mass die-off of ancient fish and plants by ultraviolet ray exposure 358 million years ago.
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International ozone treaty stops changes in Southern Hemisphere winds
The ozone layer’s recovery is stopping changes in the atmospheric circulation systems of the Southern Hemisphere, according to new research.
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Ozone 101: What Is the Ozone Hole?
Ozone 101 is the first in a series of explainer videos outlining the fundamentals of popular Earth science topics. Let’s back up to the basics and understand what caused the Ozone Hole, its effects on the planet, and what scientists...
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Unusual Winds Drive a Small 2019 Ozone Hole
Every year, NASA and NOAA track the hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica as it grows to its annual winter maximum. This year, the hole was smaller than expected, due to an unusual weather pattern in the stratosphere. Music credit:...
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Rise in banned chemical use hurting ozone
New research published in the journal Nature details findings that posit somewhere in East Asia is producing a banned ozone-depleting chemical.
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What Is The Hole In The Ozone - Part 2 | Environmental Chemistry | Chemistry | FuseSchool
Learn some more about the hole in the ozone, as a part of environmental chemistry. The hole in the ozone layer has become thinner, mainly due to CFC’s. CFCs are inert stable molecules and were once the wonder chemical. They were...
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What Types of Chemical Industries Are There | Environmental Chemistry | Chemistry | FuseSchool
Learn the basics about different types of chemical industries, from agriculture to pharmaceutical to energy, and many other uses. In this video, we consider the environmental impact caused by a range of different types of chemical...
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Climate change is inflating the troposphere like a balloon
Pushed by warming air and pulled by a shrinking stratosphere, no one knows where the troposphere goes from here.
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The Ozone Layer: The 'Hole' - Part 2
Introduce your class to the "hole" truth! Part four of the 7-part series about Earth's atmosphere gives learners the facts about the depletion of our ozone layer. Simply animated and concisely narrated, the video leads viewers from the...