The ozone layer is a part of Earth’s atmosphere that captures some of the Sun ’s ultraviolet (UV) light emissions. When the ...

A new report suggests that the ozone layer over Antarctica could repair itself by 2066 if the current trend it is showing in ...

Fertilizers are the largest source of nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas that’s also the most significant destroyer of ...

UNEP Deputy Executive Director Elizabeth Mrema highlights that international environmental lawmaking is advancing, with ...

A new United Nations Global Nitrous Oxide Assessment is warning that nitrous oxide (N₂O), a potent greenhouse gas, is rapidly ...

Adopted 35 years ago, the Montreal Protocol remains a groundbreaking environmental agreement, credited with saving millions ...

The ozone layer is a part of Earth’s atmosphere that ... This concentrated area of ozone depletion allows UVB to penetrate the stratosphere, resulting in the health and environmental effects ...

In 2024, the Antarctic ozone hole reached a smaller size compared to other years, with full recovery projected by 2066.

The stratospheric ozone layer has undergone severe depletion as a result of anthropogenic halocarbons. Although the Montreal Protocol has provided relief, anthropogenic emissions of another ...

Their observations revealed that the annual ozone layer above the South Pole was relatively small compared to other years during its peak depletion between September 7 and October 13. At its very ...

A supernova close enough to Earth could strip the ozone layer and cause mass extinction, but no immediate threat exists.

Baku, Azerbaijan -Nitrous oxide (N₂O), a potent greenhouse gas, is rapidly accelerating climate change and damaging the ozone ...