Old satellites burning up in the Earth’s atmosphere are releasing compounds that could jeopardize the recovery of the ozone hole. […]
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Ozone levels still decreasing away from poles – Expert Reaction
While the ozone holes in the poles are recovering, ozone levels are still dropping everywhere else between Russia to the […]
Continue readingOur atmosphere and climate 2017 – Expert Reaction
The Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ have released an updated report on the state of New Zealand’s atmosphere […]
Continue readingAnother ozone-depleting substance on the rise – Expert Reaction
Now that CFCs and HFCs have been phased out, some smaller ozone-depleting substances are on the red list, with dichloromethane […]
Continue readingOzone hole on the mend – Expert reaction
After persisting for decades, the hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica has begun to ‘heal’, exhibiting an ozone increase. […]
Continue readingSupersized ozone hole avoided
The Montreal Protocol has prevented a supersized Antarctic ozone hole and a ‘full blown’ Arctic ozone hole, a new study has […]
Continue readingOzone progress threatened – Experts respond
Scientists report that chemicals that are not controlled by a United Nations treaty designed to protect the Ozone Layer are […]
Continue readingOzone loss slows, new climate impacts loom – global report
Destruction of the planet’s protective ozone layer is slowing, according to the latest scientific assessment, but full impacts on global […]
Continue readingDid saving the ozone layer ‘pause’ warming?
The ban on ozone-depleting CFCs, under the Montreal Protocol, may have contributed to the recent hiatus in global surface temperature […]
Continue readingODT: Ozone changes predicted
NIWA scientists are predicting that New Zealand could face harmful levels of ozone in the winter months by year 2100. […]
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