Medicine & TechnologyBanning ozone-depleting chemicals in aerosols for 35 years has finally paid off as researchers found the hole in the ozone layer is slightly smaller this year than it was in 2021. Read the article to learn more details.
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.
According to the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service of the European Union, the ozone hole that's forming every year over the South Pole is presently larger compared to the size of entire Antarctica, the continent over which it is appearing.
A similar phenomenon behind the northern lights is also causing mesospheric ozone layer depletion. Scientists analyzed how this could affect global climate change.