Hole in the ozone layer over Antarctic shrinks

Q.  Hole in the ozone layer over the Antarctic has begun to shrink with scientists finding out that the hole has shrunk by ____ million square miles or 4 million square kilometres since 2000
- Published on 04 Jul 16

a. 1.4
b. 1.5
c. 1.6
d. 1.7

ANSWER: 1.5
 
Hole in the ozone layer over the Antarctic has started to shrink indicating good news for the environment several decades after the global accord was in place to phase out pollutants.
  • September ozone hole shrunk by 1.5 million square miles or 4 million square kilometres since 2000, this equals the area about the size of India.
  • The ozone hole was first discovered in the 1950s

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