Your tax-deductible donation helps make it all possible. The forgotten story of the hole in the ozone layer - and how the world came together to fix it. The scientists and politicians who ...

The stratospheric ozone layer has undergone severe depletion as a result of anthropogenic ... main source of ozone-depleting nitrogen oxide radicals in the stratosphere. In contrast to chemicals ...

Studies show that ozone depletion has been more pronounced in the Southern Hemisphere, especially in high-latitude areas. This is due to the presence of colder temperatures, which facilitate the ...

This seasonal ozone depletion was suddenly allowing UV rays to filter down to the surface, leading to skin cancer and other adverse health effects. In 1986, Solomon, who was then working at the ...

Chemicals called chlorofluorocarbons, which are made up of chlorine, fluorine and carbon atoms, are the biggest culprit in ozone depletion. More commonly known as CFCs, they can be found in ...

Operators follow a 25-year rule: at this point, a satellite’s mission is deemed to have ended and it is lowered into the atmosphere where gravity and friction kicks in. While this helps clear space, ...

By something like 2035 we might see a year when there's no ozone hole depletion at all in the Antarctic,' he said. 'And that will be very exciting for me. 'And some of you will see the ozone hole ...

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

On 16 September, the world will mark the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. It was on this day, 35 years ago, that the Montreal Protocol, considered one of the most ...