UV radiation is a part of something that you may faintly remember from your K-12 or collegiate years called the electromagnetic spectrum (below). Electromagnetic energy propagates in wave form and ...

The ozone layer is steadily recovering as CFCs fade from the atmosphere. Scientists predict full restoration by 2040–2066, ...

On 16 September, the world will mark the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. It was on this day, 35 years ago, that the Montreal Protocol, considered one of the most significant ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Meteorologists talk about what the UV index numbers are all the time and what it will be on that particular day, but what does it mean for you? Well first, ultraviolet radiation is ...

Ozone layer recovery: As we celebrated World Ozone Day 2025, it's a great time to think about an amazing success story for the environment. Once, the ozone hole was a scary sign of pollution around ...

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Sign up for the On Point newsletter here. In the 1980s, the world came together to ban CFCs, commonly used chemicals that were destroying the atmosphere’s ozone ...

PUNTA ARENAS, Chile — The worst of the ozone hole has pulled back once more to Antarctica this southern spring, leaving behind a shadow of uncertainty for people living at the bottom of the Americas.

Efforts to limit ozone-depleting chemical compounds had a significant impact.

The Antarctic ozone layer is showing signs of recovery, reaching an annual maximum of 8.83 million square miles on September ...

NASA and NOAA teams reported an annual maximum of 8.83 million square miles on September 9. They said this made it the fifth ...

Antarctica's ozone hole is showing significant recovery, appearing smaller and breaking up earlier this year. Scientists ...