Good news for the ozone layer

Scientists have detected a sizable drop in a harmful substance that depletes the ozone layer. That’s a layer of the Earth’s stratosphere that protects the planet from ultraviolet sunlight. Host Marco Werman speaks with Luke Western of the University of Bristol in the UK about the international efforts that seem to have worked.

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