We did it. Solid science and effective activism followed by decisive action from governments around the world to phase out chlorofluorocarbons has prevented a looming environmental catastrophe that ...

Finally some good environmental news - Earth's ozone layer is actually healing! The Antarctic ozone hole in 2025 was the ...

The ozone layer is slowly restoring itself and is expected to be on par with 1980 levels by 2066, according to a United Nations assessment of the goals set forth in the Montreal Protocol released this ...

The hole in Earth’s ozone layer is opening early this year. While the hole has healed somewhat since the 80s and 90s, it still goes through a cycle of opening and closing every year. The preemptive ...

The rapid rise in global rocket launches could slow the recovery of the vital ozone layer, says Sandro Vattioni. The problem is being underestimated—yet it could be mitigated by forward-looking, ...

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 ...

Towering clouds of smoke sent into the stratosphere by ferocious wildfires can eat away at Earth’s ozone layer thanks to a potent mix of smoke, atmospheric chemistry and ultraviolet light, a new study ...

The ozone layer, which protects life on Earth from harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun, was severely damaged in the 1980s and 1990s due to chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) — chemicals used in ...

In one of the great environmental success stories of our time, scientists say that a 35-year-old agreement has resulted in the steady and promising recovery of the Earth's ozone layer, a critical ...

Sign up for the On Point newsletter here. In the 1980s, the world came together to ban CFCs, commonly used chemicals that were destroying the atmosphere’s ozone ...

A scientist recently claimed that he'd discovered a gargantuan hole in the ozone layer of Earth's atmosphere that first appeared above the tropics in the 1980s but went unacknowledged until now.