ozone hole in English

noun

1

a region of marked thinning of the ozone layer in high latitudes, chiefly in winter, attributed to the chemical action of chlorofluorcarbons and other atmospheric pollutants. The resulting increase in ultraviolet light at ground level gives rise to an increased risk of skin cancer.

As you can imagine, scientists are trying to learn the effects of the added ultraviolet radiation that the ozone hole allows to reach the ocean.

Use "ozone hole" in a sentence

1. Even the polar ozone hole. Sentencedict.com

2. Oh, oh, the Ozone hole is back!

3. Unit 101 The Ozone Hole: Why over Antarctica?

4. Why the ozone hole is only found in Antarctica?

5. What Dobson describes is essentially the baseline from which the ozone hole is measured: actual ozone hole values are in the 150–100 DU range.

6. People who worked on acid rain, who worked on the ozone hole.

7. For an ozone hole to form, proper weather conditions must also exist.

8. This hole is over the Antarctic and is often referred to as the ozone hole.

9. At its largest this year, the ozone hole covered more than 15 million square kilometers.

10. The ozone hole forms over Antarctica in August and September, when the temperatures are coldest.

11. Through in - depth scientific research is the discovery of human activities causing the ozone hole.

12. This thinning of the ozone layer over Antarctica came to be known as the ozone hole

13. Prof Austin's computer simulation suggests that the Arctic ozone hole will not recover until around 20

14. And the ozone hole has been the emergence of andand even people have caused great harm.

15. The ozone hole occurs during the Antarctic spring, from September to early December, as strong westerly winds start to circulate around the continent and create an atmospheric container.