"We managed to halt the growth of the ozone hole and observe that there's been barely any change for 30 years," responded one user. "It is expected that the hole should start to gradually close this ...

It has now been almost four decades since scientists discovered the growing hole in Earth's ozone layer. But climate ...

Oil and Natural Gas Development in Permian Is a Key ... the environment can be observed in real ... Massive Antarctic Ozone Hole Over Past Four Years: What Is to Blame? Nov. 21, 2023 — Despite ...

The ozone hole is a seasonal phenomenon that starts to form during the Antarctic spring (August and September). The September-October 2013 average size of the hole was 8.1 million square miles (21 ...

Stabilisation of the ozone hole along with natural climate variability were significant in bringing about the change. Together these influences have now caused the northern part of the peninsula ...

Ozone holes swirled over both poles all year long ... People who used CFC products were releasing more chlorine into the environment than could be removed by natural processes. Unknown to the chemists ...

The University of Colorado Museum of Natural History’s new exhibit explores this misunderstood molecule with both an indoor exhibit and an outdoor garden. Discover how human activities have increased ...

The consequences of any damage to the ozone layer are multifold. Harmful ODSs can carve a hole in the ozone layer, allowing UV rays to directly hit the Earth. Long-term exposure to UV radiation ...

Image caption, A diagram of the ozone layer ‘hole’ above Antarctica. The danger of CFCs was reiterated in 1985 by a group of Cambridge scientists. They found what was often called a ‘hole ...

Thinner ozone means more UVB radiation raining down, causing higher risks of skin cancer and cataracts. The danger is still real, even as the hole shrinks. The battle for a stronger, healthier shi ...

Each year, the layer of ozone in the atmosphere above Antarctica becomes thinner. This "hole" is a natural phenomenon that forms around August and "closes" by December. In the 1970s, scientists ...

If you like snow in the Great Lakes, Pacific Northwest or New England, here is what my 2008 analog suggests for February…  Our recent bullish call in natural gas and heating oil two weeks ago. Could ...