Four decades ago, scientists sounded the alarm after discovering a growing 'hole' in the ozone above Antarctica. This protective layer of gas shields life on Earth from the sun's harmful ...

all eyes were on the ozone layer. Using satellite measurements, scientists realized that ozone loss above Antarctica was snowballing at a concerning rate, having torn a hole in the layer. The culprit ...

In 1985, scientists discovered a "hole" in the ozone layer over Antarctica that opened up during the austral spring, between September and December. This seasonal ozone depletion was suddenly ...

The 'ozone hole,' a phenomenon in which ozone levels ... of ozone-depleting substances caused the recovery of the ozone layer in Antarctica. The fingerprint was particularly strong in 2018 ...

The 1980s are remembered for basically three things: the song "Pac-Man Fever," really big hairstyles, and the gaping hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica, caused by human emissions of ...

This hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica was discovered in the mid 80s and quickly took the world by storm. The ozone layer is located in the stratosphere, and acts as a sunscreen for the ...

In the 1970s and ‘80s, it became apparent that a gaping hole in the ozone layer was being formed over Antarctica. This ...

Your tax-deductible donation helps make it all possible. The forgotten story of the hole in the ozone layer - and how the world came together to fix it. The scientists and politicians who ...

A media storm blew up in mid-March 2025 when a researcher at South Africa’s isolated Sanae IV base in Antarctica accused ... was the discovery of the ozone hole in 1985 by scientists from ...