Newfound Atmospheric `Hole' Threatens Polar Ozone Layer, Scientists Say

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By Yale Environment 360Apr 7, 2014, 1:20 pm30 pts
Researchers have discovered a large opening in the Earth's atmosphere that is enabling pollutants to rise Pacific atmosphere hole an elevator to the stratosphere into the stratosphere and destroy ozone. The hole, which is in a part of the lower atmosphere called the "OH shield," is several thousand kilometers…

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