While Australia has some large forests ... In the decades since, the "hole" in the ozone layer that human activities contributed to has been repairing. But even at its largest, the hole in ...

The ozone layer blocks the Sun's harmful ultraviolet ... Sarah Kang cautions that this alone will not restore prior climate conditions to Australia or anywhere else in the Southern Hemisphere.

Holes in the ozone layer formed not just over Antarctica—as they currently ... Residents of New Zealand and Australia are warned each year to take precautions from the sun, as the ozone hole can ...

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, ...

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 ...

Earth’s protective ozone layer is on track to fully recover from human-made damage following the near total phasing out of ozone-depleting substances, according to a UN-backed report.