THE ATMOSPHERE — New research suggests the ozone layer maybe be at threat once again. <br /> <br />Scientists looking at data from Taiwan and Malaysia found that the atmosphere is stacked with the chemical dichloromethane. <br /> <br />This chemical is said to deplete the ozone layer over Earth. The ozone helps to protect Earth from the sun's cancerous ultraviolet rays. <br /> <br />Scientist also discovered large traces of the chemical dichloroethane, another ozone depleting chemical. <br /> <br />The findings were published in the open-access journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.
