Does the increase in rocket launches to space have an impact on the ozone layer? Deterioration is a major cause for concern ...

The ozone layer is healing, and it’s a symbol of hope around the power of human efforts. It sometimes feels like the only options we have in terms of news are “bad” or “worse.” But if you’re looking ...

On May 16, 1985, three scientists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), Joe Farman, Brian Gardiner, and Jonathan Shanklin, ...

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 ...

In the 1980s, the ozone layer — or lack of it — loomed large in the public imagination, as scientists warned its continued destruction could be catastrophic for humanity and the planet. That warning ...

Issuing its annual WMO Ozone and UV Bulletin on September 16, WMO says atmospheric abundances of tropospheric chlorine and bromine from long-lived ozone-depleting substances have continued to decline.

GENEVA – The earth’s protective ozone layer is healing and the hole should fully disappear in coming decades, the United Nations said on Sept 16, hailing the success of concerted international action.

The protective ozone layer around the globe continues to recover. The ozone hole was smaller in 2024 than in the years 2020 to 2023, reports the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in Geneva on ...

On September 16, 1987, 34 years ago, the governments of the world signed the Montreal Protocol to protect the ozone layer and banned the use of ozone-destroying substances like CFCs ...