It has now been almost four decades since scientists discovered the growing hole in Earth's ozone layer. But climate ...

This is over 1.16 million square miles (3 million square kilometres) smaller than the unusually large ozone hole which formed in early September 2022. Climate experts say Earth's protective gas ...

Earth’s atmosphere comprises multiple layers ... you’ve probably heard of the “ozone hole.” This concentrated area of ozone ...

In Earth in the Balance (1992), Al Gore claimed that hunters ... But despite the elimination of CFCs, the Ozone Hole remains as large as ever. NASA reported this fall that the mean ozone hole area for ...

Ozone protects Earth from the sun’s ultraviolet rays and an increasing hole in the ozone layer would increase our exposure to these rays. “The repair mechanisms that we naturally have can ...

This map shows the size and shape of the ozone hole over the South Pole on Sept. 28, 2024, the day of its annual maximum extent, as calculated by the NASA Ozone Watch team. Scientists describe the ...

The independent analyses ensure that the international community understands the trends in this critical part of Earth's atmosphere. The resulting views of the ozone hole have differences in the ...

To stop them from becoming space junk, satellite operators send spacecraft to burn up in the atmosphere at mission’s end. The ...

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA scientists, a hole that opens each year in the ozone layer over Earth’s southern pole was relatively small this year ...

A new study published in the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics reveals a 17-year delay in the projected recovery of ...

An infographic showing the different layers of Earth's atmosphere, as well as UV rays penetrating the atmosphere via the ozone hole. The ozone layer sits toward the bottom of the stratosphere ...