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Montevideo, November 22nd 2024 - 05:05 UTC

Tag: Prof Piers Forster

  • Monday, March 10th 2014 - 21:05 UTC

    Scientists discover new man-made gases that are depleting the ozone layer

    Research shows four gases that were not around in the atmosphere at all until the 1960s, said Dr. Laube from East Anglia university

    Scientists have identified four new man-made gases that are contributing to the depletion of the ozone layer. Two of the gases are accumulating at a rate that is causing concern among researchers. Worries over the growing ozone hole have seen the production of chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) gases restricted since the mid 1980s