Learn about the ozone hole above Antarctica that is now confirmed to be shrinking due to reductions of harmful ...

The Antarctic ozone layer is currently healing, as a result of global efforts to reduce ozone-depleting substances.

What is the Ozone Layer? The ozone layer is a crucial component of Earth's stratosphere, located between 19 and 30 km above ...

A new research underscores how future increases in methane emissions could significantly influence ozone recovery, particularly in the polar regions.

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 ...

Image caption, Without the ozone layer, planet Earth would be a very different place. One of those is the ozone layer. It’s basically the Earth’s sun cream - it protects the planet from ...

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.

Atmospheric physicists Paul Newman and Luke Oman built a simulation of the Earth’s atmosphere and then proceeded to strip away our protective ozone layer. Their computer model reproduced the chemistry ...

It projected the ozone layer should be restored to 1980 levels over the Antarctic by around 2066. Smaller holes over the Arctic were projected to recover by 2045, and for the rest of the world in ...