Ozone Layer

Montreal treaty saved world’s ozone layer

by editorNovember 19, 20150

The ozone hole over the Arctic would have been 40 per cent bigger today if ozone-depleting chemicals had not been banned in the 1980s, suggests … Montreal treaty saved world’s ozone layerRead more

Banned chemical still depleting the ozone, says NASA

by editorOctober 26, 20140

Someone somewhere is wrecking the Earth’s ozone layer. Carbon tetrachloride, or CC14, that was used as dry cleaning and fire-extinguishing agent, was banned worldwide in … Banned chemical still depleting the ozone, says NASARead more

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Hole Found

by editorJuly 20, 20140

Scientists have discovered a hole in the atmosphere that allows ozone-depleting compounds and other chemicals to bypass the atmosphere’s natural “washing machine” layer. The lowest … Hole FoundRead more

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Four new ozone-destroying gases found sneaking around the stratosphere

by editorJune 9, 20140

There are things we know that we know, there are things that we know we don’t know, and there are four previously unknown ozone-eating gases … Four new ozone-destroying gases found sneaking around the stratosphereRead more

Ozone Layer / Science / ToMl

Remembering the story of CFCs

by editorAugust 28, 20120

Few weeks back Frank Sherwood Rowland died. It’s not a name most of us would recognise, but Rowland was the chemist who first identified the … Remembering the story of CFCsRead more

Economics / Farm / News / Ozone Layer

News

by editorJanuary 8, 20120

Virginia Nuclear Reactors Remain Shut Down More Than Five Weeks After Earthquake The two nuclear reactors at a Virginia plant remain shut down more than … NewsRead more

Climate Disaster / Ozone Layer

Changes In Earth’s Ozone Layer

by editorJanuary 12, 20100

Physicists at the University of Toronto have discovered that changes in the Earth’s ozone layer due to climate change will reduce the amount of ultraviolet … Changes In Earth’s Ozone LayerRead more