In September, the Antarctic ozone hole peaked at 10.6 million square miles—the second largest ever observed for this time of ...

The ozone hole over the Antarctic is significantly smaller in 2025 than in previous years, ranking as the fifth-smallest it's been since 1992, according to a new report by NOAA and NASA scientists.

The annual hole in Earth's ozone layer closed at the beginning of this month, scientists recently announced. This year's hole in the layer was smaller in 2024 than we've seen in any other year this ...

Should you ever visit Antarctica, there are two very good reasons to cover your body from head to toe. One – intuitively – is that it's freakin' cold. At McMurdo Station, the average month ...

There is much less ozone at the centre of the ozone hole compared to nearly two decades ago, according to new study which suggests some yet-unknown chemicals may be damaging the Earth's protective ...

The area covered by the Antarctic ozone hole peaked at more than 27 million square kilometres in September, the second-largest ever observed for this time of year. We first predicted a severe ozone ...

At this time of year, as the sun rises over Antarctica, a "hole" opens up in Earth's ozone layer. The ozone layer is a vital planetary boundary that protects all life on Earth from the sun's damaging ...

With last year’s undersea volcano injecting massive amounts of water high into the atmosphere, scientists were bracing for a big Antarctica ozone hole this fall. But it didn’t happen. Instead this ...

Measurements from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite show that this year's ozone hole over Antarctica is one of the biggest on record. The hole, which is what scientists call an "ozone depleting ...

Learn about the ozone hole above Antarctica that is now confirmed to be shrinking due to reductions of harmful chlorofluorocarbons in the atmosphere. The ozone layer over Antarctica, damaged by air ...

ESA originally published this article on October 4, 2023. Edits by EarthSky. We got used to hearing scientists say, “The ozone hole is getting smaller.” The annual hole, which appears in late winter ...

Measurements from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite show that this year’s ozone hole over Antarctica is one of the biggest on record. The hole, which is what scientists call an ‘ozone depleting ...