In 1985, scientists discovered a seasonal hole in the Antarctic ozone layer. This protective layer shields Earth from harmful ...

A groundbreaking study led by scientists at MIT has confirmed that the Antarctic ozone layer is on a steady path to recovery, ...

A new study confirms the Antarctic ozone layer is healing as a direct result of global efforts to reduce ozone-depleting substances.

The Antarctic ozone layer is currently healing, as a result of global efforts to reduce ozone-depleting substances.

The push to reduce CFC emissions has shown tremendous progress ever since ... The researchers propose that ozone hole depletion could potentially slow to a halt by sometime around 2035. Such a ...

Nov. 21, 2023 — Despite public perception, the Antarctic ozone hole has been remarkably massive and long-lived over the past four years; researchers believe chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs ...

While international efforts like the Montreal Protocol have curbed ozone depletion, the persistence of CFCs means recovery is slow but steady. Ongoing monitoring and adherence to global policies ...

When CFCs drift up into the stratosphere ... Although warmer-than-average stratospheric weather conditions have reduced ozone depletion during the past two years, the current ozone hole area ...

The study suggests that the reduction of ozone depleting substances, called chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), is indeed the primary driver behind the healing ozone hole. This finding is more than just ...

When CFCs drift up into the stratosphere ... "By something like 2035, we might see a year when there's no ozone hole depletion at all in the Antarctic. And that will be very exciting for me ...