The ozone hole over the Antarctic has reached its 2020 peak and is one of the largest holes of recent years. Ozone depletion over the frozen continent was first spotted in 1985 and over the last 35 years various measures have been introduced to try and shrink the hole. Every August, at the start of … Read more
Ozone is a molecule comprised of three oxygen atoms that occurs naturally in small amounts. In the stratosphere, roughly seven to 25 miles above Earth’s surface, the ozone layer acts like sunscreen, shielding the planet from potentially harmful ultraviolet radiation that can cause skin cancer and cataracts, suppress immune systems and also damage plants. It … Read more
Ozone is a molecule comprised of three oxygen atoms that occurs naturally in small amounts. In the stratosphere, roughly seven to 25 miles above Earth’s surface, the ozone layer acts like sunscreen, shielding the planet from potentially harmful ultraviolet radiation that can cause skin cancer and cataracts, suppress immune systems and also damage plants. It … Read more
‘Record-breaking’ ozone hole has formed over the Arctic due to a ‘polar vortex’ caused by freezing temperatures in the atmosphere Unlike the Antarctic ozone layer hole this will likely not appear again next year Researchers say it was caused by freezing temperatures in the stratosphere Holes appear occasionally in the Arctic ozone layer but this … Read more
Ozone is a molecule comprised of three oxygen atoms that occurs naturally in small amounts. In the stratosphere, roughly seven to 25 miles above Earth’s surface, the ozone layer acts like sunscreen, shielding the planet from potentially harmful ultraviolet radiation that can cause skin cancer and cataracts, suppress immune systems and also damage plants. It … Read more