Ozone layer depletes

CFC phase out

Smog alarm

Bushfire smoke eats up the ozone protecting us from dangerous radiation. The damage will increase as the world heats up

We’re likely to see falling ozone concentrations in new places rather than just around the South Pole

Down To Earth wins prestigious Ozone Awards for best media coverage

The jury chose Down To Earth for its extensive and incisive reportage on ozone spanning over 25 years

Smelly bargain

Developing nations insist that industrialised countries are reneging on their part of the deal in cleaning up the atmosphere

The will is there, but not the funds

India has prepared a detailed plan to phase out chemicals that destroy the ozone layer, but its implementation is subject to aid from the …

Ozone layer depletion confirmed

A recent report says the intensity of ultraviolet radiation striking an Argentine town has risen, confirming fears about ozone depletion

CFC phaseout timing sparks North-South row

The recent conference in Geneva, held to discuss moving up the date set for phasing out CFCs, got stuck over the question of aid to developing …

A blueprint and not a plan

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Goodbye, freon

Russian researchers have come up with a power-saving and ozone-friendly refrigerator which operates without a motor and uses a semiconductor as …

'Hole' of a problem!

As concern for the ozone layer mounts, two more chemicals have been found to have a degenerating effect on the protective shield

He search is on

Seed varieties resistant to ozone would help enhance crop yields in areas which are exposed to high ozone levels

Debate renewed on blame for global warming

THE 1990-91 edition of World Resources, brought out by the Washington-based World Resources Institute (WRI), concluded developing countries as a …

Cost of inaccuracy

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

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

Classroom: A cold response

Countries agreed to ban ozone-depleting chemicals in 1980s — but 5 CFCs are increasing to record levels in atmosphere

The 1987 Montreal protocol restricted the release of chlorofluorocarbons to the atmosphere

Ozone nightmates

Over the next few years, ozone loss is projected to go from to worse

Green tech in vogue

Law in defiance

Ozone friendly, but toxic

Exposure to chemicals being used as alternatives to CFCs can cause liver damage

Thinning ozone layer

Lethal Request

US grain millers seek exemption from ban on methyl bromide

Wholesome find

Ozone hole over Antarctica is smaller in size this year due to atmospheric conditions