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

It's been 40 years since groundbreaking research announced the discovery of a hole in the ozone layer, a revelation that launched a rapid and successful effort to ban chemicals in hairspray ...

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

It's been 40 years since groundbreaking research announced the discovery of a hole in the ozone layer, a revelation that launched a rapid and successful effort to ban chemicals in hairspray ...

Scientists recorded a total-column ozone concentration of 102 Dobson units, the 8th-lowest level since 1986. Colder-than-average temperatures and strong winds in the stratosphere circling Antarctica ...

May 22, 2025 — A modeling study shows that global warming will make it harder to reduce ground-level ozone, a respiratory irritant that is a key component of smog, by cutting greenhouse gas ...

Jonathan Shanklin, a meteorologist and an emeritus fellow for the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), helped discover the hole in the ozone layer in 1985 along with Joe Farman and Brian G. Gardiner.

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - The Pima County Department of Environmental Quality (PDEQ) has declared an Ozone Action Day for the Tucson metropolitan area. This alert is due to elevated levels of ground ...