Remember the Hole in the Ozone Layer?

THIS IS WHY YOU DON’T HEAR ABOUT THE HOLE IN THE OZONE LAYER ANYMORE — AND HERE’S THE LESSON FOR US TODAY

When’s the last time you heard about the ozone layer? Or about the hole in the ozone layer? For most people, it’s been years or even decades since the topic has crossed their minds. 

And there’s a good reason for that — it’s because human cooperation and swift policy change were extremely effective in fixing the problem. 

The ozone is an invisible layer of gas in our atmosphere that protects us from damaging, cancer-causing radiation given off by the sun, basically acting as the Earth’s sunscreen. Without it, life on Earth would be extremely vulnerable. So in the 1980s, when it was discovered that a hole was forming in the ozone layer, it was a big deal. 

The hole was forming because people across the world were using man-made chemicals that ate away at this natural barrier, primarily chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). CFCs were mostly used for refrigeration and in aerosol sprays. But as the hole in the ozone layer grew, so did many people’s concern over it.

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