# The Ozone Layer

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ozone-layer/20533>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 25, 2000, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ozone-layer/20533 "2000-05-25T18:55:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Athorita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@Athorita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athorita)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2000, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ozone-layer/20533/1 "2000-05-25T18:55:06Z")

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I live in Canada and a while back heard that the hole that is in the ozone layer was directly over North America. Or maybe I heard that it was the size of North America. In any case, it’s had been a while since I heard anything about the ozone, until a few months ago I heard (and I have no idea where) that the problem is fixing itself. Is this true, or is it getting worse?

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**Author:** ![Kilgore\_Trout\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6de8d8/32.png) [@Kilgore\_Trout\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilgore_Trout_1)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2000, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ozone-layer/20533/2 "2000-05-25T23:23:57Z")

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