Scientists claim a new hole in the Earth’s ozone layer has been detected - putting around half the planet’s population in danger of skin cancer and other conditions.
The find, reported in the AIP Advances journal, is said to be seven times larger than the reported nine million square mile hole over Antarctica.
The new issue in the ozone layer - which sits around 15 miles above the Earth and shields us from cancer-causing ultra-violet rays - is said to be over the Tropics.
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