“The ozone layer has diminished more than 50% from its normal values and the UV intensity index has jumped from four to ten, according to the 16 October reading when the hole reached the 51 ...

Image caption, Without the ozone layer, planet Earth would be a very different place. One of those is the ozone layer. It’s basically the Earth’s sun cream - it protects the planet from ...

Hundreds of defunct satellites plunge toward Earth every year. Scientists are studying how the chemical stew left in their wake impacts the atmosphere.

Published in Nature, Sherwood Rowland and Mario Molina's research linked CFCs to the depletion of Earth's ozone layer. Initially utilized for their stability and nontoxic properties, CFCs were ...

The ozone-rich layer high in the atmosphere acts as a planetary sunscreen that helps shield the earth from harmful UV radiation from the sun. Sources of CFCs include coolants in refrigerators and air ...

News & Observer readers comment on SB 382, calling it a sham and disservice to WNC, education, carbon tax, tax caps and a ...

Ozone protects Earth from the sun’s ultraviolet rays and an increasing hole in the ozone layer would increase our exposure to these rays. “The repair mechanisms that we naturally have can ...

While ozone is harmful at the ground level, it is beneficial in the stratosphere—the portion of the atmosphere ranging from approximately 10 kilometers (km) to 50 km (6 to 30 miles) above the Earth’s ...

South Africa recently participated in the 36th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MOP 36) in Bangkok, Thailand. The Montreal Protocol, ...

Jaguars LB Ventrell Miller joined senior writer John Oehser for this week’s 2024 Week 5 O-Zone Podcast and discussed – among other topics – his first NFL start this past Sunday against the Houston ...

A map by ETC Group and Heinrich Boell Foundation, sheds light on the 'alarming expansion' of geoengineering projects.

A supernova could strip Earth's ozone layer, causing mass extinction No known stars near Earth pose an immediate supernova threat Gamma-ray bursts could be even more dangerous than supernovas ...