It's been 40 years since groundbreaking research announced the discovery of a hole in the ozone layer, a revelation that launched a rapid and successful effort to ban chemicals in hairspray, deodorant ...

In the 1980s, the world came together to ban CFCs, commonly used chemicals that were destroying the atmosphere’s ozone layer. “The disaster was in terms of food. Crops that couldn’t be grown,” Paul ...

Ozone layer recovery: As we celebrated World Ozone Day 2025, it's a great time to think about an amazing success story for the environment. Once, the ozone hole was a scary sign of pollution around ...

SAN ANTONIO – NASA has been tracking the hole in the ozone layer over Antartica since the 1980s, monitoring it as it slowly grew. However, a new report headed by the United Nations shows that the hole ...

No wonder politicians curse the environment. After intense horse-trading, arm twisting and agonizing, 93 industrialized nations agreed in 1990 to phase out by the year 2000 chemicals that destroy the ...

The ozone layer is on track to heal within four decades, according to a recent UN report, but this progress could be undone by an upsurge in rocket launches expected during the same period. The ozone ...

Now for some good news about our planet: The ozone layer is healing. A recent United Nations-backed assessment found continued progress in the global effort to repair the shield-like layer high up in ...

DENVER — A scientist who helped lead a United Nations report on the Earth's protective ozone layer said on Tuesday that "we have solved this problem. On the other hand vigilance is required." David W.

The United Nations finally has some good news about the climate. Well, sort of. According to a report released by U.N. scientists on Wednesday, the ozone layer, which has been thinning since the late ...

Within the next 30 years, concentrations of ozone-damaging aluminum oxides in the atmosphere could increase by 650%. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

The ozone layer is healing, and it’s a symbol of hope around the power of human efforts. It sometimes feels like the only options we have in terms of news are “bad” or “worse.” But if you’re looking ...