By David Wetzel New York (Knewz) — The ozone layer’s hole has continued to shrink, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The ozone layer’s hole — the portion of the stratosphere that protects our planet from the sun’s ultraviolet rays — shrank in 2022 to 8.91 million square miles. That is down from 8.99 square miles in 2021, according to the agency. “Over time, steady progress is being made and the hole is getting smaller,” said Paul Newman, chief scientist for Earth Sciences at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. “We see some wavering as weather changes and other f…