The ozone layer’s most famous wound opened over Antarctica, but the damage may have started much earlier, and somewhere else ...

Scientists discovered the ozone hole in 1985, but if they'd had the atmospheric monitoring capabilities of today, they could have found it 30 years earlier, according to new research.

In 1985, scientists “accidentally” discovered a yawning hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica. Initial research suggested the problem had emerged as recently as the late 1970s, but a new analysis ...

Research indicates that industrial chemicals like carbon tetrachloride could have shown detectable ozone loss years before CFCs became widespread. A new study highlights how advancements in climate ...

The ozone layer is a part of Earth’s atmosphere that captures some of the Sun’s ultraviolet (UV) light emissions. When the ozone layer is compromised, its ability to absorb radiation weakens, allowing ...

Researchers have developed a new method for assessing the impacts of ozone-destroying substances that threaten the recovery of the ozone layer. Researchers have developed a new method for assessing ...

Anthropogenic influence on the ozone layer was detectable by the late 1950s, primarily due to carbon tetrachloride, ...

All particles that reach the atmosphere cause different chemical reactions. Particles come partly from natural sources such as volcanic eruptions and forest fires, and partly from pollution and ...

Sign up for the On Point newsletter here. In the 1980s, the world came together to ban CFCs, commonly used chemicals that were destroying the atmosphere’s ozone ...

DALLAS — NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) released a statement this week stating the Antarctic Ozone hole is slightly smaller in 2022. Measurements show that the Antarctic ozone ...

The ozone layer's most famous wound opened over Antarctica, but the damage may have started much earlier, and somewhere else entirely. A new modeling study suggests the first detectable sign of ...