ozone layer

There’s an Antarctica-Sized Hole in the Ozone Layer 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- January 6, 2022
It’s the largest hole in more than a decade and shows that, while the ozone layer is healing, it’s a long road to full recovery.

By David Aragorn
The seasonal ozone hole over Antarctica will remain active well into November 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web, Space
- November 11, 2020
The seasonal ozone hole over Antarctica will persist well into November, according to satellite and weather balloon observations from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

By David Aragorn
Record-size hole opens in ozone layer above the Arctic 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- April 8, 2020
Rare hole is result of low temperatures in atmosphere and is expected to disappear

By David Aragorn
Ozone layer repairing, redirecting wind flows, new study says 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- March 27, 2020
The world has some good news to look forward to amid the novel coronavirus outbreak: a hole in the ozone layer is in recovery.

By David Aragorn
Antarctic ozone hole has closed in near-record time for 2019 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 15, 2019
Seeing the ozone hole permanently vanish won’t be for another decade, but for 2019, it has sealed itself up in near-record time

By David Aragorn
NASA Study: First Direct Proof of Ozone Hole Recovery Due to Chemicals Ban 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- January 10, 2018
For the first time, scientists have shown through direct satellite observations of the ozone hole that levels of ozone-destroying chlorine are declining, resulting in less ozone depletion.

By David Aragorn
Scientists observe first signs of healing in the Antarctic ozone layer 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- July 5, 2016
Scientists at MIT and elsewhere have identified the “first fingerprints of healing” of the Antarctic ozone layer

By David Aragorn