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Host Marco Werman and his team of producers bring you the world's most interesting stories that remind us just how small our planet really is.
Episode 14: How the World Came Together to Avoid Ozone Disaster
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In 1985, the British Antarctic Survey discovered something that shocked scientists around the world: the ozone layer had a hole in it. And the hole was growing very quickly. When they were presented with the problem, politicians and world leaders quickly came up with an international agreement to immediately reduce chlorofluorocarbons released into the atmosphere. It was a success story, and we could learn from it on climate change. Learn more at orbital.prx.org.
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