Learn more about the ozone hole, how it was created, how it was healed, and what message it offers about climate change.

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(NEW YORK) — When the hole in the ozone layer was first discovered in 1985, Paul A. Newman was shaken as a scientist. “I lost a lot of sleep back then because we didn’t really know what was going on ...

Scientists stated that worldwide ozone layer protection measures have been a major achievement, showing that harmful gases are dropping faster than projected. Experts, according to Science Alert, ...

Earth's ozone layer is vital to protecting all forms of life – from crops to humans – from the sun's harmful radiation. This shield in Earth's stratosphere has been depleted for decades, putting life ...

The Antarctic ozone hole closed early in 2025 after one of the shortest seasons in decades, reflecting long-term recovery of the ozone layer.

Concentrations of ozone-damaging aluminum oxides in Earth's atmosphere could increase by 650% in the coming decades due to a rise in the number of defunct satellites burning up during reentry, a first ...

A growing body of peer-reviewed research shows that rocket launches and satellite reentries are depositing pollutants directly into the stratosphere, where they threaten to slow the recovery of ...

“WE MUST act to prevent undoing over 30 years of science and policy work which has undoubtedly saved many lives,” scientists are warning. Levels in the stratosphere of dichloromethane, a chemical not ...

The United Nations finally has some good news about the climate. Well, sort of. According to a report released by U.N. scientists on Wednesday, the ozone layer, which has been thinning since the late ...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The world's ozone layer is on "the road to long-term recovery" despite a destructive volcanic eruption in the South Pacific, the World Meteorological Organization said on Tuesday ...