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

The sudden depletion raised global concerns ... Researchers quickly traced the cause to human-made ozone-depleting substances ...

but the science of ozone depletion was solid enough where the countries of the world figured, we better do something now." On the common use of CFCs Paul Newman: "CFCs were used in everything.

The push to reduce CFC emissions has shown tremendous progress ... The researchers propose that ozone hole depletion could ...

Molina and Rowland’s study was validated in 1985, when a team of English scientists found a hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica that was later linked to CFCs. The "hole" is actually an area ...

However, in the 1970s, scientists discovered that CFCs were contributing to the depletion of the ozone layer. When CFCs are released into the atmosphere, they rise up to the stratosphere and are ...

The 1985 discovery of the Antarctic ozone hole confirmed CFC-caused ozone depletion. Although bans on such chemicals have helped slow ozone depletion, evidence suggests ozone depletion persisted.

As CFCs degrade in the upper atmosphere ... Many researchers believed that ozone depletion would be a problem only on a time scale of centuries. There were some early worrying measurements ...

Earlier this year, researchers said the ozone over the region was recovering. The annual ozone hole that forms over Antarctica has ballooned to near-record size, scientists say. Measurements from ...