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Scientists have discovered a large ozone hole over which region?
A)
Tropics
B)
Africa
C)
Mediterranean
D)
Western Europe

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Tropics

The Canada  Scientists have discovered a large hole in ozone gas layer, which envelops the Earth and protects it from the Sun's harmful ultraviolet rays. The hole is located in the lower stratosphere and is seven times bigger than the one over Antarctica.
 
The newly-discovered all-season hole sits over the tropics and has been there for more than 30 years, said Qing-Bin Lu, a scientist from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, who made the discovery..

Source : NDTV

Published On : July 7, 2022
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