Science News for Kids » Kirstin Krüger http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Thu, 23 May 2013 17:00:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Venting volcanoes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/06/volcano-eruptions-release-bromine-a-chemical-that-destroys-ozone-layer/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/06/volcano-eruptions-release-bromine-a-chemical-that-destroys-ozone-layer/#comments Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:00:21 +0000 Roberta Kwok http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13062 Volcanic eruptions can release huge amounts of bromine, a chemical that helps destroy Earth’s protective ozone layer. A large eruption 24,500 years ago created Nicaragua’s Apoyo Caldera, now a lake. Credit: Steffen Kutterolf/GEOMAR

Eruptions release bromine, a chemical that destroys ozone layer]]> Volcanic eruptions can release huge amounts of bromine, a chemical that helps destroy Earth’s protective ozone layer. A large eruption 24,500 years ago created Nicaragua’s Apoyo Caldera, now a lake. Credit: Steffen Kutterolf/GEOMAR

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