Recent research from the University of Otago indicates that the Antarctic ozone hole has been significantly larger and more persistent than commonly believed, not solely…
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Measurements from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite show this year’s ozone hole over the Antarctic. Credit: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2023)/processed by DLR The Copernicus…
Earth’s Ozone Hole 2020. Credit: ESA In the 1980s, scientists discovered a gaping hole in Earth’s ozone layer, caused by humanmade chemicals. But thanks to…
An MIT study finds that smoke particles in the stratosphere can trigger chemical reactions that erode the ozone layer — and that smoke particles from…
The data collected by atmospheric researchers in Innsbruck now indicate that computational shortcuts result in inaccurate outcomes in the presence of high nitrogen monoxide emissions.…
False-color view of total ozone over the Arctic pole during the beginning of 2020. The purple and blue colors are where there is the least…
A new NASAEstablished in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the United States Federal Government that succeeded the…
The Antarctic ozone hole reached its maximum area for the year on October 7, 2021, and ranks as the 13th largest since 1979. Scientists from…
Atacama desert photographed from the airplane. Credit: Sam Hall New CU Boulder study shows iodine from desert dust can decrease ozone air pollution but could…
Ozone 101 is the first in a series of explainer videos outlining the fundamentals of popular Earth science topics. Let’s back up to the basics…
The 2021 Antarctic ozone hole reached its maximum area on October 7 and ranks 13th-largest since 1979, scientists from NASA and NOAA reported on October…
[embedded content]January 1 – October 7, 2021 A colder than usual winter atmosphere over the Southern Hemisphere led to a deep and larger-than-average ozone hole…
In geospace, the Arase satellite observes chorus waves and energetic electrons, while on the ground, EISCAT and optical instruments observe pulsating aurorae and electron precipitation…
A new study finds that reduced fossil fuel burning due to lockdowns in American and Asian cities caused a global drop in ozone pollution. Credit:…
Researchers have analyzed more than 25 years of Antarctic data, finding that concentrations of ozone near the ground arose from both natural and human-related sources.…
MIT scientists have found that ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, stay in the atmosphere for a shorter amount of time than previously estimated, which suggests that…
Dr. Ines Zucker. Credit: Tel Aviv University Studies have shown that SARS-CoV-2 remains active on aerosols and surfaces for between several hours and several days,…
Normal and malformed spores from East Greenland. Credit: John Marshall Researchers at the University of Southampton have shown that an extinction event 360 million years…
Scientists from the German Aereospace Center (DLR), using data from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite, have noticed an unusual ozone hole form over the Arctic. This…
The 2019 ozone hole reached its peak extent of 6.3 million square miles (16. 4 million square kilometers) on September 8, 2019, the lowest maximum…