English example sentences with "in the stratosphere"

In the stratosphere, roughly 7 to 25 miles above Earth’s surface, the ozone layer acts like sunscreen, shielding the planet from potentially harmful ultraviolet radiation that can cause skin cancer and cataracts, suppress immune systems and also damage plants.
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Ozone in the stratosphere absorbs some of the sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation.
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Chlorine in the air needs cold temperatures in the stratosphere and clouds to convert into a form of the chemical that eats ozone, Newman said. The clouds go away when it warms up.
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The ozone in the stratosphere absorbs ultraviolet radiation.
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The aerospace company Airbus Group recently completed the first flight of a glider it calls Perlan 2. The Perlan Project intends to use gliders to take measurements in the stratosphere. Scientists believe weather in the stratosphere affects the Earth’s climate more than they thought before.
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According to a new study, the thawing Alaskan permafrost is releasing emissions of nitrous oxide at a rate about 12 times higher than thought. Along with being the third most significant greenhouse gas, nitrous oxide, once it combines with sunlight and oxygen in the stratosphere can convert to nitrogen oxides. This is something scientists say may harm the ozone layer.
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