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The ozone layer is healing

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A map of the southern hemisphere highlighting the damaged ozone layer
A map of the ozone hole over the South Pole on 16 September 2021. (AP Photo/European Space Agency, ESA)(AP: European Space Agency)

A report co-produced by the UN says human action to save the ozone layer has worked, and it may recover in just decades.

The use of gases found in products like spray paint, hair spray, and refrigerants had punctured a hole through it - but firm global commitments seem to be working.

Guest: Paul Newman, co-chair of the scientific assessment and Chief Scientist for Earth Sciences at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center 

Producer:

Ghada Ali

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Environment, Ozone
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