Episodes
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Ozone Hole: How We Saved the Planet
S1 E1 - 55m 51s
The forgotten story of the hole in the ozone layer - and how the world came together to fix it. The scientists and politicians who persuaded Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher to take action reveal how the planetary problem was solved.
Extras + Features
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Apocalypse Avoided
2m 31s
Computer Models at NASA showing World Predicted (i.e Ozone Layer healing) versus World Avoided (with Ozone Layer depleted).
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Preview
30s
The forgotten story of the hole in the ozone layer - and how the world came together to fix it. The scientists and politicians who persuaded Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher to take action reveal how the planetary problem was solved.
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Discovering the Ozone Hole
2m 20s
Jonathan Shanklin at the British Antarctic Survey discovers the ozone hole over the Antarctic.
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The World Takes Action
6m 13s
How the Montreal Protocol agreement was finalized and how NASA found proof that man made gases are destroying planet.
Schedule
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