The ozone layer is a part of Earth’s atmosphere that captures some of the Sun’s ultraviolet (UV) light emissions. When the ozone layer is compromised, its ability to absorb radiation weakens, allowing ...

The Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer is a global environmental agreement. It was adopted in Vienna, Austria, on March 22, 1985. The Convention was created to address growing ...

It's been 40 years since groundbreaking research announced the discovery of a hole in the ozone layer, a revelation that launched a rapid and successful effort to ban chemicals in hairspray, deodorant ...

DENVER (AP) — Earth’s protective ozone layer is slowly but noticeably healing at a pace that would fully mend the hole over Antarctica in about 43 years, a new United Nations report says. A once-every ...

It's been 40 years since groundbreaking research announced the discovery of a hole in the ozone layer, a revelation that launched a rapid and successful effort to ban chemicals in hairspray, deodorant ...

Unknown sources have released at least 74,000 metric tons of new, man-made gases that are harmful to the ozone layer into the atmosphere, a move that may be illegal per the 1987 Montreal Protocol.