It is a proven fact that the ozone layer filters out much of the harmful radiation from the sun. |
Refrigerators and freezers more than five years old contain gases known as chlorofluorocarbons which damage the ozone layer. |
Many scientists have studied the effects of pollutants on the ozone layer, often with startling results. |
This video shows the Antarctic ozone layer thinning during 1998, reaching its thinnest in the southern spring. |
It eventually reaches the stratosphere, where it causes a thinning of the ozone layer. |
Political comic Will Durst debuts on AlterNet with some thoughts on the possible advantages of the disappearing ozone layer. |