Sea ice in the Arctic would be disappearing even faster had it not been for efforts to stop the ozone layer from being depleted (Photo: Julia Hager) The Montreal Protocol was adopted in 1987 in order to protect the ozone layer. An unpredicted side effect of its strict...
This image from the European Space Agency (ESA) shows a map of the ozone hole over the South Pole on September 16, 2021. (Foto: ESA) The hole in the ozone layer in the Southern Hemisphere has grown larger than usual this year, surpassing the entire ice-covered...
The color explosions of the auroras fascinate just about everyone. Often in shades of green, sometimes red-violet-pink or bluish, they race or dance across the skies of the polar regions under the right conditions. Responsible for auroras are electrically charged...
The 24 million square kilometre ozone hole above Antarctica on 27 September 2020. (Foto: NASA) The hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica is one of the largest and deepest in the last 15 years, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The ozone hole...
