Simple Tech: Air conditioning and ozone explained

You have heard before thatthe earth's protective layer of ozone is getting depleted. And you might actually have read that while sitting in an air-conditioned car or room, which is ironic. Since we discussed air conditioning last issue, I think it is absolutely the need of the hour to talk about the harm that air conditioning is causing as well.

Let us start with what is ozone. Oxygen normally exists as a molecule with two atoms of oxygen - dioxygen as it were - as its constituents. But a small percentage of all the oxygen comes...


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