Ozone Hole
Environment
Ozone Hole the Size of North America Forms Above Antarctica
Through recent data, satellites have revealed the largest-ever gaps in the ozone layer above Antarctica. The ozone layer acts as a shield in the sky, located between nine and eighteen miles (fifteen to thirty kilometers) above ground.
This layer of...
Environment
Ozone Hole Over South Pole Has Become Larger than Antarctica
The hole in the ozone layer that reemerges with the changing of the seasons has now grown larger than the size of Antarctica.
Scientists from the European Union's Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service announced on Thursday that the hole has grown...