Speaking at the graduation ceremony in Johannesburg, Deputy Minister Bernice Swarts emphasised the broader economic and ...

A growing body of peer-reviewed research shows that rocket launches and satellite reentries are depositing pollutants directly into the stratosphere, where they threaten to slow the recovery of ...

On May 16, 1985, the discovery of a massive hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica prompted global concern about rising skin cancer rates and potential global temperature increases of up to 2.5 ...

The phaseout of CFCs under the Montreal Protocol successfully protected the ozone layer but led to substitute chemicals with unforeseen consequences. HCFCs and HFCs break down into trifluoroacetic ...

Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), a potentially toxic “forever chemical”, has more than tripled in the global environment in two decades due to refrigerants that are helping to close the hole in the ozone ...

The ozone layer is a stratospheric region characterized by elevated concentrations of ozone (O₃), typically peaking between 15 and 35 km altitude, where photochemical equilibrium between ozone ...

In the mid-1980s, scientists published a startling finding–a giant hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica. That’s the protective shield that... The ozone layer is still healing…thanks to science In ...

In the mid-1980s, scientists published a startling finding–a giant hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica. That's the protective shield that blocks large amounts of harmful UV radiation. And without ...

The story of the ozone layer and its infamous hole is a roadmap for all of us. It offers a pathway for solving complex environmental challenges steeped in science, economics policy, skeptical ...

A new review has revealed that the Southern Annular Mode (SAM), the Southern Hemisphere's most influential climate driver, is now in its most positive state in more than 1,000 years. If greenhouse gas ...

ABSTRACT: Climate change is one of the most significant environmental issues facing humanity in the twenty-first century. Human activities that raise greenhouse gas emissions are the primary causes of ...

This year’s ozone hole over Antarctica ranked among the smallest since the early 1990s, reflecting steady progress from decades of global action under the Montreal Protocol. Declining chlorine levels ...