A new report suggests that the ozone layer over Antarctica could repair itself by 2066 if the current trend it is showing in ...

Adopted 35 years ago, the Montreal Protocol remains a groundbreaking environmental agreement, credited with saving millions ...

During the fall of 2024, NOAA estimated the hole in the ozone layer above Earth’s South Pole was the seventh smallest since monitoring began in 1992. Scientists attributed some of the improvement to a ...

In 2024, the Antarctic ozone hole reached a smaller size compared to other years, with full recovery projected by 2066.

It has now been almost four decades since scientists discovered the growing hole in Earth's ozone layer. But climate researchers now say that the protective shield, around 20 miles above our ...

UNEP Deputy Executive Director Elizabeth Mrema highlights that international environmental lawmaking is advancing, with ...

NOAA attributed the improvement to declines in ozone-depleting chemicals. Scientists said the ozone layer could fully recover by 2066.

The ozone layer, a critical atmospheric shield, protects Earth from harmful ultraviolet radiation. Depleted ozone regions allow increased ultraviolet light exposure, which can lead to higher rates of ...

So-called ozone season in the Phoenix area typically runs from April to September. Concentrations of surface-level ozone, an air pollutant that contributes to respiratory and heart issues, repeatedly ...

While the hole in the ozone layer was still considerable - estimated ... propellants and solvents but led to the destruction of ozone molecules in the stratosphere. Countries signed pacts and ...

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA scientists, a hole that opens each year in the ozone layer over Earth’s southern pole was relatively small this year ...