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Ozone Layer Is Recovering Again After China Bans Pollutants

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The larger holes, in the Arctic and Antarctic, are now estimated to recover by 2045 and 2066, respectively.

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China’s crackdown on specific ozone-depleting pollutants has put the restoration of the UV-protecting layer back on track, a United Nations study found. The Earth’s ozone layer has developed significant holes since the 1980s, largely due to harmful chemicals known as chlorofluorocarbons, like CFC-11, which was recently found to be in...

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