https://www.pitara.com/tags/ozone-layer/Recent content in Ozone Layer on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/what-is-the-ozone-hole/Mon, 14 Oct 2002 11:03:48 +0000https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/what-is-the-ozone-hole/<p>On beaches as well as on the cricket ground, it is always possible to spot people with some kind of cream on their bodies or faces. Remember the South African pace bowler Alan Donald or &lsquo;White Lightning&rsquo; as he is called, with &ldquo;war-paint&rdquo; on his face? No, it is not an attempt at camouflage, simply an effort to gain protection from the ultraviolet rays of the sun.</p> <p>And therein lies a paradox – it is the light and heat of the sun that sustains life on earth, but among its many friendly rays are some harmful ones as well. These ultraviolet (UV, as they are called in all popular sunscreen lotions) rays can kill life forms, including humans, if they are exposed to it beyond a limit.</p>