In 2024, the ozone hole over the Antarctic showed a notable reduction in size, ranking as the seventh smallest since monitoring began post-Montreal Protocol. This improvement is credited to ongoing ...
Adopted 35 years ago, the Montreal Protocol remains a groundbreaking environmental agreement, credited with saving millions ...
In 2024, the Antarctic ozone hole reached a smaller size compared to other years, with full recovery projected by 2066.
During the peak of ozone depletion season from 7 September through 13 October ... The improvement is due to a combination of continuing declines in harmful chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) chemicals, along ...
Scientists say the hole in the ozone layer above the North Pole is at the seventh smallest size since harmful chemicals called CFCs were banned in 1992.
The ozone hole reached its maximum extent of 22.4 million square kilometers (8.5 million square miles) on September 28, marking what researchers describe as a relatively small depletion compared ...
During the fall of 2024, NOAA estimated the hole in the ozone layer above Earth’s South Pole was the seventh smallest since monitoring began in 1992. Scientists attributed some of the improvement to a ...