Kurt Cobb / ResilienceMar 14, 2023
Companies that plan to put tens of thousands of satellites into orbit to create space-based internet are going to harm the Ozone layer. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Kieran Cooke / Climate News NetworkNov 5, 2019
The devices used by millions of people to combat asthma and other breathing problems can also waste scarce resources. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
SETH BORENSTEIN / The Associated PressNov 5, 2018
The planet's protective layer is finally recovering from damage caused by aerosol sprays and coolants, according to a new United Nations report. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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By Alex Kirby, Climate News NetworkJun 5, 2014
Three more new CFC gases discovered in the atmosphere have the potential to add to global warming, and scientists say the evidence points to them being man-made. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Tim Radford, Climate News NetworkMay 18, 2014
Poor air quality and health problems are expected to become the summertime norm across the country as ground level ozone rises 70 percent. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Tim Radford, Climate News NetworkNov 10, 2013
What appears to be a slowdown in the rate of atmospheric warming this century may have a simple explanation -- it could be the consequence of protecting the ozone layer. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
By Tim Radford, Climate News NetworkJul 21, 2013
Plants are significantly less able to absorb low-level ozone during a heat wave, researchers have found, with implications tied to more than 2 million deaths worldwide by air pollution from human causes. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 3, 2011
Unusual weather ripped a sizable hole in the ozone layer above the Arctic last winter, exposing people in northern Russia, parts of Greenland and Norway to high levels of UV radiation. Human activity did not cause the hole's sudden appearance, scientists said in a report released Monday. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 23, 2006
Two of the scientists responsible for sounding the alarm on the thinning ozone layer have reported that the hole over the Antarctic has stopped widening, and may close within a generation or two. If true, this proves what can be achieved when government works to address, rather than deny, an environmental catastrophe. Global warming, anyone? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 15, 2006
Ozone, which had been considered a minor player in global climate change, is actually a major factor in the dramatic warming of the Arctic zone, according to NASA.
Worse, scientists are reporting that climate change is "irreversible," as Arctic sea ice has failed to re-form for the second year in a row. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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