In 2025, around 120 SpaceX Starlink satellites re-entered Earth’s atmosphere and burnt up upon descent. These artificial meteor showers, visible across the globe, have raised concerns about their ...

The ozone layer remains a critical shield protecting life on Earth. While international efforts like the Montreal Protocol have curbed ozone depletion, the persistence of CFCs means recovery is ...

The forgotten story of the hole in the ozone layer - and how the world came together ... it is possible for the world to come together to prevent environmental destruction.

while continuing to protect the ozone layer. For humans, the Montreal Protocol has potentially helped to prevent up to 2 million cases of skin cancer globally each year by 2030 and resulted in an ...

Experts have predicted that by protecting the ozone layer, the Montreal Protocol will prevent up to two million ... and more pressing” than ozone depletion, wrote Bagenstose, and “drives ...

Finance and more. Satellites like the ones used for Starlink’s internet service could be depleting the Earth’s ozone layer when they’re deorbited, according to a new study funded by NASA and ...

A new study confirms the Antarctic ozone layer is healing as a direct result of global efforts to reduce ozone-depleting substances. A new MIT-led study confirms that the Antarctic ozone layer is ...

Scientists first became aware of the depletion of the ozone layer in 1985, when British researchers in Antarctica were measuring the amount of ozone in the skies above. They found that ozone levels ...

Fires and agricultural soils can rival cars and factories in emitting chemicals that lead to ozone, making it hard to meet air quality standards.

when the depletion of the ozone layer above Antarctica was first detected. This is because levels of ozone-depleting substances like chlorine and bromine remain high enough to produce ...