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Finally some good news: NASA's snapshots of Earth's improving ozone layer

Written by : TNM

The News Minute | September 11, 2014 | 02:13 pm ISTThe Earth is not going to be destroyed after all.According to a UN report released on Wednesday, the Earth is well on its way to recovery from all the harmful substances causing ozone depletion. Below are a series of images taken by NASA showing the ozone layer across a span of four days in September, 2014. Compare that to a picture taken in 2006. Available on NASA's ozone watch site, there are videos available to view the changing dimensions of the earth's ozone layer hereSeptember 6, 2014September 5, 2014September 4, 2014September 3, 2014September 2, 2014This is the snapshot of the earth taken having the largest ozone layer on September 24, 2006Read Ozone layer on track to recovery, says UNPictures courtesy: NASAYour browser does not support the video tag.

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