Antarctica is particularly vulnerable to ozone-depleting substances, because high winds cause a vortex of cold air to circulate over the continent. In the resulting frigid temperatures, CFCs are ...

Ozone-depleting CFCs hit record despite ban: study. Paris (AFP) – Their power to dissolve the ozone layer shielding Earth from the Sun prompted a worldwide ban, but scientists on Monday revealed ...

Ozone-depleting substances targeted Amendment to national regulation includes stiffer penalties for violations and extends coverage to hydrofluorocarbons. Hou Liqiang reports.

A new study confirms the Antarctic ozone layer is healing as a direct result of global efforts to reduce ozone-depleting substances. A new MIT-led study confirms that the Antarctic ozone layer is ...

The agency says the so-called Montreal Protocol, which calls for the phase out of ozone-depleting substances is working. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) calls the 1987 Montreal ...

The size and thickness of the ozone hole varies from year to year, becoming larger when temperatures are lower. Because of the international agreements banning ozone-depleting substances, researchers ...

Decades after ozone-depleting substances were banned, we're finally seeing the results. According to a joint press release from NASA and NOAA, the hole in the ozone layer is now the smallest it's ...

Antarctica is particularly vulnerable to ozone-depleting substances, because high winds cause a vortex of cold air to circulate over the continent. In the resulting frigid temperatures, CFCs are ...

Ozone depletion over Arctic at record level. ... “The Arctic stratosphere continues to be vulnerable to ozone destruction caused by ozone-depleting substances linked to human activities,” he said.

Antarctica is particularly vulnerable to ozone-depleting substances, because high winds cause a vortex of cold air to circulate over the continent. In the resulting frigid temperatures, CFCs are ...

Their power to dissolve the ozone layer shielding Earth from the Sun prompted a worldwide ban, but scientists yesterday revealed that some human-made chlorofluorocarbons have reached record levels, ...