Earth’s ozone layer — damaged in the 1970s and 1980s by ozone-depleting substances — is continuing to recover well, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)’s newest Ozone and UV Bulletin, released to coincide with World Ozone Day. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres noted that the planet’s ozone layer over Antarctica was on track for […]
By Jake Johnson Hailed as an example of how concerted global action can help solve a planetary crisis, a new study conducted by NASA scientists documented the first direct evidence that an international effort to ban chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) has led to the recovery of the Antarctic ozone hole. Published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters […]
By David Doniger and Alex Hillbrand This is a big year for the Montreal Protocol—the 30th anniversary of the world’s most successful environmental protection agreement. Every country on Earth is a party to this treaty, which has prevented catastrophic destruction of the ozone layer that protects us from the sun’s dangerous ultraviolet radiation. Phasing out […]
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