FURTHER CALL FOR VIGILANCE ON OZONE LAYER

From: Europe Environment | Date: September 24, 1996 | Copyright information

Ozone depletion may cease towards the middle of the next century, according to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). In a statement released in Geneva on September 16, the organisation warns that "levels of stratospheric ozone will continue to fall until concentrations of harmful substances fall back to the levels recorded in the seventies, when the hole in the ozone layer was first observed". The WMO suggests "this may be achieved towards the middle of the next century provid...

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