Finally, some good environment news : the 2020 ozone layer hole closed down
A highly stable Antarctic Polar Vortex sustained the ozone hole for quite a while.
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This year’s ozone hole was “quite large”, says monitoring body
Just goes to show that our work here isn't done yet.
The largest ozone hole over the Arctic ever recorded is now plugged
This is good news and it has nothing to do with COVID-19 or human activity for that matter.
The ozone layer is recovering and restoring wind circulation
Thanks to global action on harmful chemicals.
Your old air-conditioning might be causing the Arctic to melt
However, there's a good side to all of this.
Hole in ozone layer should completely patch up within 50 years, UN says
Finally some good news about the climate for a change!
Ozone hole at its slimmest after 30 years of international effort, keeps shrinking
The warmer temperatures seen in latter years helped keep its size in check.
Four newly discovered man-made gases destroy the ozone layer
It was only around the mid 1980s that the world finally recognized the dangers posed by the build-up of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) ...
NASA reveals new information on ozone hole – no good news in sight
NASA scientists have revealed new data on the ozone hole that forms each year above Antarctica and found that the ...
Antarctic ozone hole shows big improvement – not all good
The hole in the ozone layer is the second smallest in twenty years, data from NASA and NOAA shows, but ...
Gamma-ray bursts might cause mass extinction on Earth
Most of us tend to believe the Earth is a safe ...
Ozone layer found on Venus
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Dramatic never before seen depletion of ozone layer in the Arctic region
The ozone layer in the arctic regions has suffered unprecedented damage this winter due to cold weather in the upper ...