オゾン層(そう)

おぞんそう
noun
ozone layer
1. ozone layer
A region of Earth's stratosphere containing high concentrations of ozone that absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the sun.
オゾン層(そう)が紫外線(しがいせん)から地球(ちきゅう)を守(まも)る。
The ozone layer protects Earth from ultraviolet rays.
オゾン層(そう)の破壊(はかい)が問題(もんだい)になっている。
The destruction of the ozone layer has become a problem.
フロンガスがオゾン層(そう)を破壊(はかい)する。
CFCs destroy the ozone layer.

Compound of オゾン (ozone) + 層(そう) (layer). Refers to the region of the stratosphere that absorbs harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun.

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The Montreal Protocol (1987) is considered a major environmental success story, and the ozone layer has been gradually recovering.

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Related: 成層圏(せいそうけん) (stratosphere)
Related: 紫外線(しがいせん) (ultraviolet rays)
Related: 温暖化(おんだんか) (global warming)
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Added 2026.1.16 12:32 · Revised 2026.6.5 6:28
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