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What is commonly referred to as the ozone hole?
What is commonly referred to as the ozone hole?
The decrease in the stratospheric ozone over the earth's polar regions.
Where does the ozone hole occur?
Where does the ozone hole occur?
Over the earth's polar regions.
What is the cause of the ozone hole?
What is the cause of the ozone hole?
Human-made chemicals, such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), which release chlorine and bromine atoms that destroy ozone molecules.
