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... In the upper atmosphere, 15 – 50 km above the Earth, ozone absorbs much of the UV radiation, which is very harmful to living organisms, in particular damaging their genetic material. Increased industry in the last 15 years or so has caused the breaking of ozone molecules into oxygen, resulting in a hole in this protective blanket. ... Thus, the ozone layer is destroyed. A hole in the ozone layer is more prominent over the Antarctic.
As mentioned earlier, ozone depletion is caused due to chemicals called CFCs.
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