Simply Put: Ozone hole and loop hole

Antarctic ozone hole now larger, thinner & may take longer to recover. Mesosphere has a role to play: Study

Meteorological conditions could have largely driven fluctuations in the size of the Antarctic ozone hole

What do the top climate change stories of 2021 tell us

The disturbing Ozone alert

Tracking the phase out of ozone depleting substances

Ozone layer to recover in 4 decades but aerosol injection may undo gains: UNEP

The success of the Montreal Protocol can inspire climate action, say scientists

Ozone hole smaller than 1990s level; scientists study reasons behind trend

NASA records reduction in ozone depletion as compared to 1998-2006 levels

Natural burden

‘Modest’ 2023 Antarctic ozone hole ranks 12th overall but still sign of recovery

The depletion would have been lower had it not been for the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano in January 2022

Does tropical ozone hole exist? Experts are divided

Tropical ozone hole is about seven times larger than Antarctica and it appears across all seasons

Is ozone layer depletion a ‘solved problem’?

On the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, here is a reminder of how continued adherence to norms is key if we don’t …

NASA’s satellite observations provide first direct evidence of ozone hole recovery

The recovery of ozone hole is attributed to a ban on chlorine and chlorine compounds under the Montreal Protocol

Climate variability may explain annual spike in ozone-destroying gas: Study

Forest fires fuelled by the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon might be responsible for the short-term spikes in methyl bromide,…

Ozone Day 2023: Why the South Pole has set alarm bells ringing this year

After a record-low sea ice cover, Antarctica saw one of the largest ozone holes ever reported this August, highlighting the changing nature of …

Global warming worryingly close to lower limit set by Paris Agreement: WMO

The risk of losing the race against climate change becomes real as temperature rise globally likely to breach 1.2 degrees by the end of 2016

World Ozone Day: Forest fires pose new threat to ozone layer

Study finds black carbon due to frequent, widespread wildfires may be widening the ozone hole

WMO revives ozone-UV bulletin after 7 years, shows steady recovery of ozone layer

Strong signs were recorded that indicate the ozone layer over the Antarctic region is recovering, according to latest update

China continues to use ozone depleting CFC-11 in violation of Montreal Protocol

Between 40 and 60 per cent of total global CFC-11 emissions originate from Eastern China, reveals study. This is no good news for the ozone layer …

Antarctic ozone layer hole keeps shrinking in 2022: NASA, NOAA

Ban on chemicals adopted by Montreal Protocal attributed to gradual ozone layer recovery

Ozone: good news and bad news

Hole in the ozone layer is healing, but ground level ozone is destroying crops that could feed a third of India’s poor

The gas game

Fluorocarbons, which created a hole in the ozone layer, have generated intense global debates. But these have been more about business than …