The ozone layer that shields life from the sun's harmful rays is projected to recover from harmful chemicals by mid-century, but it will take longer over the polar regions, a United Nations study said on Thursday.
Ozone depletion -- blamed for higher ultraviolet radiation that causes skin cancers and cataracts and damages agriculture
-- will continue for decades as several key damaging subst
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