Solar Particle Events Could Deplete Ozone, Raise UV Levels and Increase DNA Damage [Study]

Medicine & Technology Jul 11, 2024

Earth is struck by an extreme solar particle event around every thousand years. Continue reading to learn more about this phenomenon.

First U.S. Prosecution for Smuggling Greenhouse Gases: California Man Charged with Illegally Importing Banned Refrigerants

Mar 06, 2024

A 58-year-old California man denies smuggling climate-harming pollutants into the U.S. from Mexico, marking the first criminal charges for greenhouse gas smuggling. Continue reading for more details.

UV Radiation May Have Been Involved in the End-Permian Mass Extinction Event, Fossil Analysis Reveals

Jan 08, 2023

Fossil analysis reveals that plants were producing higher levels of sunscreen chemicals to protect themselves from high UV radiation at the end of the Permian period, suggesting that the ozone layer was destroyed. Read the article to learn more.

How Can a Combination of Ozone, Human Oils and Fats Create Indoor OH Radical?

Sep 07, 2022

In a new study, scientists learned that OH radicals can be created through a combination of ozone and people. How could that happen? To know more, continue reading.

New Hole in Ozone Layer Above Tropical Regions Found, 7 Times Bigger than the One Over Antarctic Continent

Jul 06, 2022

A scientist found a hole in the ozone layer above the tropical regions larger than the Antarctic hole. Continue reading for more details about the discovery.

Mesospheric Ozone Layer Depletion: What Role Does It Play in the Global Climate Change?

Aug 23, 2021

A similar phenomenon behind the northern lights is also causing mesospheric ozone layer depletion. Scientists analyzed how this could affect global climate change.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Force Earth's Stratosphere to Shrink and Contract Says Study

May 18, 2021

A study shows that greenhouse gas emissions have forced the troposphere to expand thereby shrinking and contracting the Earth's stratosphere by 4% since the 1980s.

China Has Been Secretly Poisoning the Ozone, According to Scientists

May 24, 2019

A chemical banned around the globe for the last 30 years has made an unfortunate resurgence.

Climate Change: Temperature Spikes, Greenhouse Gasses Rise, More Global Warming Effect

May 06, 2017

The increase in temperature indicates a rise in greenhouse gas emissions.