Located in the stratosphere, the ozone layer blocks potentially harmful ultraviolet energy from reaching our planet's surface.

In the 1980s, scientists found that chlorofluorocarbons used in aerosol cans and refrigerators were destroying stratospheric ...

Almost half a century ago, scientists began to theorize that a certain class of chemicals — which were found in virtually every air conditioner, aerosol can and refrigerator around the world ...

“Ozone really thrives in hot and dry conditions, which we really didn’t have in the first half of the summer,” Landes said. On top of the cooler start ... non-attainment zone in September ...

The stratospheric ozone layer, which shields the planet from the Sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation, was disintegrating over Antarctica. The culprit was clear: chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), a ...

It has been 40 years since scientists revealed the shocking discovery of a large hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica, a ...

In rare good news for the planet, Earth’s ozone layer is on track to recover completely within decades, as ozone-depleting chemicals are phased out across the world, according to a new United ...

Rogue emissions from China of ozone-depleting chemicals had threatened to delay recovery by a decade. But the emissions were stopped, according to a U.N.-backed report. By Henry Fountain The ...

A recent increase in a number of ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) poses a climate threat, scientists say. Five ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons significantly increased in the Earth ...