What is the ozone layer, and why does it matter?

Human activity has damaged this protective layer of the stratosphere, but scientists say the ozone layer is on track for recovery.
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Christina Nunez
National Geographic

Human activity has damaged this protective layer of the stratosphere, but scientists say the ozone layer is on track for recovery.

The Department of Earth System Science acknowledges our presence on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Acjachemen and Tongva peoples, who still hold strong cultural, spiritual and physical ties to this region.