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) ...

Re-entries of SpaceX Starlink satellites are causing environmental concerns by releasing aluminium oxide, which could harm ...

The most common unit of measurement for atmospheric ozone levels—known as the Dobson unit (DU)—was named in his honor. Scientists first became aware of the depletion of the ozone layer in 1985, when ...

On 16 September, the world will mark the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. It was on this day, 35 years ago, that the Montreal Protocol, considered one of the most ...

The Antarctic ozone layer is currently healing, as a result of global efforts to reduce ozone-depleting substances.

Operators follow a 25-year rule: at this point, a satellite’s mission is deemed to have ended and it is lowered into the ...

but without affecting the ozone layer as much. “It is very unusual for such a strong ozone depletion to occur in the northern hemisphere, but this year's polar vortex was exceptionally strong ...

In 2018, NASA found the first direct proof that the ozone layer was recovering. Their research showed that between then and 2005, ozone depletion was reduced by 20%. If this is kept up ...

The findings of Ravishankara and colleagues 3 have re-opened the debate on how best to safeguard the ozone layer. Calculations of nitrous oxide emissions, their attribution to specific sectors ...