What is the Ozone Layer? The ozone layer is a crucial component of Earth's stratosphere, located between 19 and 30 km above the surface. It plays a vital role in filtering harmful ultraviolet (UV) ...

when the depletion of the ozone layer above Antarctica was first detected. This is because levels of ozone-depleting substances like chlorine and bromine remain high enough to produce ...

A new MIT-led study confirms that the Antarctic ozone layer is healing, as a direct result of global efforts to reduce ozone-depleting substances. Scientists including the MIT team have observed ...

The world's first artificial satellite, the Soviet Union's Sputnik 1, was launched in October 1957. Just three months later, ...

Your tax-deductible donation helps make it all possible. The forgotten story of the hole in the ozone layer - and how the world came together to fix it. The scientists and politicians who ...

If the ozone layer continues to heal at this rate, it may eventually remain fully intact, closing the hole. The researchers propose that ozone hole depletion could potentially slow to a halt by ...

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A new study confirms the Antarctic ozone layer is healing as a direct result of global efforts to reduce ozone-depleting substances. A new MIT-led study confirms that the Antarctic ozone layer is ...

A new MIT-led study confirms that the Antarctic ozone layer is healing, as a direct result of global efforts to reduce ozone-depleting substances. Scientists including the MIT team have observed ...