The hole in the Antarctic ozone layer has been getting deeper in austral mid-spring over the last two decades, according to New Zealand researchers working with scientists from Otago University ...

For years, the ozone depletion-impact crowd was worrying about the effects surface ultraviolet radiation would have on the Antarctic ecosystem—though, as we’ve said before, the Antarctica ecosystem, ...

By September 13, the ozone hole was 18.48 million square kilometres (7.13 million square miles), ... Amelia Earhart twist as fresh clues pinpoint location of lost plane after 88 years ...

The ozone hole is seasonal, ... —a rat encountering cheese in location A encodes a significantly different memory than when ...

The recovery of the ozone layer — which sits miles above the Earth and protects the planet from ultraviolet radiation — has long been celebrated as one of the world’s greatest environmental ...

Instead this year’s ozone hole was about average size for the last 20 years, even a bit smaller than 2022’s, according to NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. From ...

This year’s ozone hole is expected to close in a few days, according to scientists. In 2021, the hole lasted until Dec. 23. The longest ozone hole season on record happened in 2020 when it didn ...

Indeed, though the Antarctic ozone hole shows signs of recovery, the healing process is very slow. CFCs have atmospheric lifetimes of more than 50 years, so even without further emissions, a full ...

Humanity healed the ozone hole. Can we do the same for climate change? It's been 35 years since the Montreal Protocol helped heal a hole in the ozone.

The ozone hole was at its biggest in 2000 at nearly 11.6 million square miles (29.9 million square kilometers), according to NASA data. But scientists say it will take decades to completely heal.

The new study found that the ozone hole as of 2023 has surpassed the size of the three years prior. Late last month it was found to be over 26 million km 2 – nearly twice the area of Antarctica.