Located in the stratosphere, the ozone layer blocks potentially harmful ultraviolet energy from reaching our planet's surface ...

Aerosol from cans sometimes contains ozone-depleting substances called chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs. In a report released in early 2023, scientists keeping track of the ozone layer noted that ...

Climate change could make it harder to control ground-level ozone, a key air pollutant linked to smog and health risks.

Jonathan Shanklin, a meteorologist and an emeritus fellow for the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), helped discover the hole in the ozone layer in 1985 along with Joe Farman and Brian G. Gardiner.

as ozone-depleting chemicals are phased out across the world, according to a new United Nations-backed assessment. The ozone layer protects the planet from harmful ultraviolet rays. But since the ...

Ratified by every UN member state and first adopted in 1987, the Montreal protocol aimed to reduce the release of ozone-depleting substances into the atmosphere. The most well known of these are ...

as a direct result of global efforts to reduce ozone-depleting substances. Scientists including the MIT team have observed ...

Estimated recovery dates provide a benchmark for measuring progress on the global coordinated effort to reduce emissions of ozone-depleting chemicals. The findings are part of a comprehensive ...