While this hole still allows harmful ultraviolet radiation ... This year, particularly favourable weather allowed the Arctic ...

The closing has nothing to do with the reduction in pollution caused by having much of the world on COVID-19 lockdown. The largest hole ever observed in the ozone layer over the Arctic has closed ...

Ozone loss over the Arctic this year was so severe that for the first time it could be called an “ozone hole” like the Antarctic one, scientists report. About 20km above the ground ...

Temperatures are achingly cold in the stratosphere over the Arctic, which can only mean one thing: it's perfect conditions for psychedelic skies filled with rainbow-colored clouds. Type II polar ...

The danger is still real, even as the hole shrinks. The battle for a stronger, healthier shield over our heads isn’t over, but it’s getting there. The Arctic ozone layer is flexing its muscles ...

The ozone layer is a protective shield in the Earth's stratosphere which absorbs some of the ultraviolet radiation reaching us from the sun. Without the layer, it would be nearly impossible for ...

Still, the experiment is not over. Ozone recovery is uneven, as the size of the hole still varies from year to year depending on weather conditions. In 2011, even though global CFCs were in decline, ...

In addition to causing a hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica, ozone-depleting substances are responsible for half of all Arctic warming between 1955 and 2005, according to a paper published ...