By 2016 there were key signs of ozone recovery, as the hole appeared to be shrinking with each year. However it was unclear – ...

But the new study is the first to show, with high statistical confidence, that this recovery is due primarily to the ...

Nearly 30 years after the landmark Montreal Protocol went into effect to protect our planet's stratospheric ozone layer, there is finally evidence that the protective blanket that shields us from ...

Using ozone to manufacture certain products led to “the abnormal reduction of the ozone layer,” Fernández also pointed out. On average the hole passes above Ushuaia three times a year.

The details of polar ozone hole formation differ from that of mid ... damage to plants, and reduction of plankton populations in the ocean's photic zone may result from the increased UV exposure ...

But despite the decline in CFCs, there has not yet been a significant reduction in the area covered by the Antarctic ozone hole, according to the New Zealand researchers behind the study in the ...

Massive Antarctic Ozone Hole Over Past Four Years: What Is to Blame? Nov. 21, 2023 — Despite public perception, the Antarctic ozone hole has been remarkably massive and long-lived over the past ...

Thinner ozone means more UVB radiation raining down, causing higher risks of skin cancer and cataracts. The danger is still real, even as the hole shrinks. The battle for a stronger, healthier shi ...