Scientists from the German Aerospace Center say a 'mini-hole' has opened in the ozone layer over the Arctic. The European Space Agency released an animation using data from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite showing daily ozone levels over the Arctic from 9 March 2020 until 1 April 2020.
Scientists say unusual atmospheric conditions, including freezing temperatures in the stratosphere, led ozone levels to drop. The ozone layer is an atmospheric layer within the stratosphere and has a heavy concentration of ozone. Earth's ozone layer shields life on the surface from harmful solar radiation.
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