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In 1987, the world swapped ozone-destroying CFCs for safer refrigerants; nearly 40 years later, scientists found the switch had been quietly raining a forever chemical across the planet- The Ozone hole has shown measurable long-term recovery following the Montreal Protocol
- Antarctic Ozone Hole Shrinks to Smallest Since 2019, Scientists Say
- Ozone layer on track to return to 1980s levels by mid-century, says WMO reportA new WMO report indicates the Earth's ozone layer is recovering, projected to reach 1980s levels by mid-century, thanks to the Montreal Pr...16 Sep, 2025, 07.51 AM IST
- Ozone layer on track to return to 1980s levels by mid-century, says WMO reportA new WMO report indicates the ozone layer is healing, potentially reaching 1980s levels by mid-century, thanks to the Montreal Protocol's ...16 Sep, 2025, 07.34 AM IST
- Ozone hole largest on record over past 3 years, new research findsContrary to public perception, the Antarctic ozone hole has been among the largest on record over the past three years, according to new re...22 Nov, 2023, 01.26 PM IST
- Antarctica's Ozone hole grows to record size, worrying expertsNew observations from the Copernicus Sentinel 5P Satellite show that the ozone hole over Antarctica is expanding rapidly, reaching unpreced...07 Oct, 2023, 04.03 PM IST
- Earth’s Ozone layer is recovering as damaging chemicals phased out12 Jan, 2023, 10.23 AM IST
- Ozone layer of Earth is set to be almost healed by 2040, says reportEarth’s ozone layer is on course to be fully recovered within decades, according to a UN report.09 Jan, 2023, 11.06 PM IST
- Ozone hole over Antarctica larger than usual, scientists sayThe European Union's Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service said Thursday that the so-called ozone hole, which appears every year during ...16 Sep, 2021, 08.32 PM IST
- 2019 ozone hole is the smallest on record: NASAThe annual ozone hole reached its peak extent of 16.4 million square kilometers on September 8, and then shrank to less than 10 million squ...22 Oct, 2019, 03.16 PM IST
- Antarctic Ozone hole is healing: IIT Kharagpur studyWhile the world is debating on climate change and global warming, the findings by CORAL researchers have given environmentalists a reason t...30 Nov, 2018, 11.17 AM IST
- Chemical ban helped closing up of ozone layer hole: NASANew York, Jan 6 (IANS) An international ban on ozone-destroying chlorine that contains manmade chemicals called chlorofluorocarbons(CFCs) h...06 Jan, 2018, 01.32 PM IST
- Chemical ban helped closing up of ozone layer hole: NASAWith the declining levels of ozone-destroying chlorine, scientists have for the first time observed less ozone depletion. The findings show...06 Jan, 2018, 12.55 PM IST
- Chemical ban helped closing up of ozone layer hole: NASANew York, Jan 6 (IANS) With the declining levels of ozone-destroying chlorine, scientists have for the first time observed less ozone deple...06 Jan, 2018, 12.22 PM IST
- Ozone hole smallest since 1988: ScientistsWashington, Nov 3 (IANS) A hole in the Earth's ozone layer that forms over Antarctica each September due to warm air was the smallest this ...03 Nov, 2017, 01.52 PM IST
- Antarctic ozone hole expands to record levels: NASAThe 2015 Antarctic ozone hole area was larger and formed later than in recent years, scientists from NASA and NOAA have said.30 Oct, 2015, 04.39 PM IST
- Montreal Protocol helped slow down ozone depletionThe researchers suggest that the hole in the ozone layer over the Antarctic would have grown in size by an additional 40 per cent by 2013.27 May, 2015, 05.05 PM IST
- Ozone layer that started depleting in 1980s healingThe protective ozone layer that started depleting heavily in the 1980’s is on a recovery mode according to a new assessment by 300 scientis...11 Sep, 2014, 05.26 AM IST
- Asteroid strike in oceans can destroy ozone layer: StudyAn asteroid splashdown in one of the Earth's oceans could trigger a destructive chemical cycle that would wipe out half the ozone layer, a ...27 Oct, 2010, 03.44 PM IST
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