The ozone hole over the Antarctic is lasting for longer - posing danger to wildlife, warns a team of researchers led by a University of Wollongong academic.
“The cavemen had the same natural resources at their disposal as we have today, and the difference between their standard of living and ours is a difference between the knowledge they could bring to bear on those resources and the knowledge used today.”
In 1987, the Montreal Protocol established a ban on substances responsible for destroying the ozone layer, which is essential for protection against the sun’s rays.