In 1987, the United Nations ratified the Montreal Protocol, banning the production and consumption of CFCs for all member ...

The international space industry is on a growth trajectory, but new research shows a rapid increase in rocket launches would damage the ozone layer. Several hundred rockets are launched globally each ...

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In 1974, scientists first sounded the alarm about the destruction of the ozone layer caused by human activities. Yet it would take several more years for the global community to reach a consensus on ...

A new study from the University of Southern California published last week found that SpaceX's Starlink satellites could be depleting the Earth's ozone layer. Researchers estimated the potential ...

The rapid rise in global rocket launches could slow the recovery of the vital ozone layer, says Sandro Vattioni. The problem is being underestimated—yet it could be mitigated by forward-looking, ...

In a new UN report, specialists revealed that the ozone layer is officially back on track to be restored to full strength in decades. The ozone layer is the thin part of the Earth’s atmosphere which ...

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 ...

SINGAPORE, Sept 17 (Reuters) - The world's ozone layer is on "the road to long-term recovery" despite a destructive volcanic eruption in the South Pacific, the World Meteorological Organization said ...

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 ...