In the 1980s and 1990s, the world's governments came together in a rare show of cooperation to rid Earth's atmosphere of certain ozone-depleting substances (ODSs). Used mainly in air conditioning and ...

The UN has delivered rare environmental good news: the Earth’s ozone layer is on the mend, and the vast hole over Antarctica could disappear within decades. This turnaround is the direct result of ...

The rapid rise in global rocket launches could slow the recovery of the vital ozone layer, says Sandro Vattioni. The problem is being underestimated—yet it could be mitigated by forward-looking, ...

The booming space industry has filled the skies with rockets and satellites, but this rapid expansion comes with a hidden danger: slowing the recovery of the ozone layer. Rocket launches and burning ...

Cathy Clerbaux has received funding from CNES (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales, France) and the European H2020 program (ERC-advanced IASI-FT) to finance her team's research work. On 9 January 2023, ...

In 1974, scientists first sounded the alarm about the destruction of the ozone layer caused by human activities. Yet it would take several more years for the global community to reach a consensus on ...

Protecting the ozone layer also protects Earth’s vegetation and has prevented the planet from an additional 0.85 degrees Celsius of warming, according to new research from Lancaster University, NASA, ...

No wonder politicians curse the environment. After intense horse-trading, arm twisting and agonizing, 93 industrialized nations agreed in 1990 to phase out by the year 2000 chemicals that destroy the ...

In recent years, private companies have transformed spaceflight from a government-led endeavour into a burgeoning commercial industry. Space tourism, satellite networks, and rapid-launch capabilities ...

A new study suggests that explosive events in space have the potential to temporarily switch off the natural shield that protects us from harmful solar radiation. By Katrina Miller On Oct. 9, 2022, ...