Learn about the ozone hole above Antarctica that is now confirmed to be shrinking due to reductions of harmful chlorofluorocarbons in the atmosphere. The ozone layer over Antarctica, damaged by air ...

Observed on September 16, the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer is celebrated every year across the globe since December 2000. The theme for the celebration of this year is ...

The ozone layer is steadily repairing itself following a drastic global reduction in the use of ozone-depleting substances, the UN's environmental agency has found. The ozone layer is on tract to heal ...

It seems like every recent study on the environment has had the same takeaway: We’re heading toward a climate catastrophe. A newly released report backed by the United Nations bucks that trend with ...

An influential panel of UN-backed scientists say that airborne chemicals that had been destroying the ozone layer are now in decline for the first time, which could help repair the crucial layer that ...

Scientists at NASA said they have located the largest ozone hole ever recorded. In a report released October 3, 2000, the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD said satellites have observed an ...

For the first time, scientists report that the protective ozone layer over Antarctica is showing signs of healing (Science 2016, DOI: 10.1126/science.aae0061). In 1987, the international Montreal ...