Last summer, Maine experienced numerous days impacted by wildfire smoke from the Canadian wildfires.

On May 16, 1985, three scientists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), Joe Farman, Brian Gardiner, and Jonathan Shanklin, ...

The ozone layer is healing, and it’s a symbol of hope around the power of human efforts. It sometimes feels like the only options we have in terms of news are “bad” or “worse.” But if you’re looking ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Earth's ozone layer is expected to recover within the next 40 years as ozone-depleting chemicals are being phased out of use, ...

The scope of the newly discovered hole in the ozone layer over Earth's tropics, revealed by the annual change in ozone levels and average annual temperatures. (Qing-Bin Lu) (CN) — As if we needed any ...

Earth's ozone layer is vital to protecting all forms of life – from crops to humans – from the sun's harmful radiation. This shield in Earth's stratosphere has been depleted for decades, putting life ...

The ozone layer, which protects life on Earth from harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun, was severely damaged in the 1980s and 1990s due to chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) — chemicals used in ...

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 ...

The Earth's ozone layer is on its way to recovering, thanks to decades of work to get rid of ozone-damaging chemicals, a panel of international experts backed by the United Nations has found. The ...

“In 2015, scientists at NASA predicted that the Ozone Hole would be half closed by 2020. That hasn’t happened. Other scientists have forecasted that the hole will not begin to disappear until 2040 or ...

In the 1980s, the world came together to ban CFCs, commonly used chemicals that were destroying the atmosphere’s ozone layer. “The disaster was in terms of food. Crops that couldn’t be grown,” Paul ...