# Whatever happened to the hole in the ozone layer?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Stephanie Honchell Smith
- Year: 2023
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Medicine and health, Earth and environment, Society and politics, History, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/stephanie_honchell_smith_whatever_happened_to_the_hole_in_the_ozone_layer)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

In the 1980s, the world faced a huge problem: there was a rapidly expanding hole in the ozone layer. If it continued to grow, rates of skin cancer could skyrocket, photosynthesis would be impaired, agricultural production would plummet, and entire ecosystems would collapse. So, what happened? Stephanie Honchell Smith shares how decisive global cooperation helped restore the ozone layer. \[Directed by Denys Spolitak, narrated by Pen-Pen Chen, music by Stephen LaRosa\].

## Lectures

1. [Whatever happened to the hole in the ozone layer?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/stephanie_honchell_smith_whatever_happened_to_the_hole_in_the_ozone_layer/35e6c9efa0ee), 5 min (TED's player)