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Ozone Is Missing
Ozone Is Missing
Ozone Is Missing
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Aa the ozone gets thinner, mom and mom hamnfbl IN rays reach the Earth% eurface..and that starts an awfiA chain rea~on among twrything and breathes in the oceans or on land. creatume like plankton that Iii
much UV rzdi~on.
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Global,
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me about ozone
effects
destruction
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severe sunburns,
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exposed
to UV rays. Extra
use of CFCS, it would be like curing skin cancer cataract5 from peoples eyes, or growing
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