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Climate change could be opening ozone hole for longer, experts say
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If Earth can manage these nine factors, it could be relatively safe. Experts say it isn't.
The dark side of the Arctic's ethereal rainbow clouds
This rare phenomenon may look pretty but it has worrying implications for the climate.
Could rocket launches reopen the ozone hole?
According to researchers at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, rockets ‘punching’ through the stratosphere could contribute to ozone depletion.
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Ozone layer will recover by 2040 in most of the world, says UN
The report lays out three key dates, with the ozone layer set to fully recover to 1980 values by 2066.
Good News about the four-day work week and the ozone layer’s recovery
Scientists have been excelling at their job lately: we’re getting better at battling cancer and we’ve helped the ozone layer hit a significant recovery milestone. Plus the four-day working week might soon go mainstream.
Ozone layer passes ‘significant milestone’ on road to recovery
This is the year scientists predict the hole in the ozone layer will close.
What are the impacts of the ozone hole on weather and climate?
The 2021 ozone hole is one of the biggest on record. But the impacts on weather and climate patterns remain quite mysterious.
What can the historic CFC ban teach us about the climate emergency?
When the hole in the ozone layer was discovered within four years a solution was found, can't we do the same for climate change?
The UN wants us to play video games to save the environment
The United Nations is teaming up with video game companies to get 'Gen Z' young people engaged in climate change.
Largest-ever hole in the ozone layer above Arctic finally closes
A record-size hole in the #ozone layer above the Arctic has finally closed.
Record Arctic ozone hole, hopes for recovery over the Antarctic
A rare ozone hole has opened up over the Arctic this winter. But the layer over the Antarctic is improving.
Historic ban on hairsprays helps ozone layer to heal
Weather changes from the use of harmful gases in the 1960s have started to go back to normal after the ban.
The smallest hole in the ozone layer is closing - but is it good news?
Experts warn against getting too excited.
Current ozone hole could be one of the smallest in 30 years
Current ozone hole could be one of the smallest in 30 years, according to Copernicus.
China responsible for surge in ozone-depleting emissions - study
China is to blame for much of the increase in illegal ozone-depleting substances (ODS) since 2013, according to a study published by the journal Nature on Thursday.
The ozone layer or ozone shield is a region of Earth's stratosphere that absorbs most of the Sun's ultraviolet radiation. It contains a high concentration of ozone in relation to other parts of the atmosphere, although still small in relation to other gases in the stratosphere.