The thousands of satellites operated by companies from Starlink to Telesat will eventually burn up in the atmosphere when ...

“What Anderson did is piece together all of the complicated parts—how you can inject water in higher and higher amounts into the upper atmosphere and how that causes ozone destruction—and ...

Humankind will soon lose a great deal of vigilance over the ozone layer, which shields life on Earth from harmful solar radiation. The impending loss of NASA’s Aura and the Canadian Space Agency ...

Since the Montreal Protocol’s regulations took effect, the production and release of CFCs have dramatically decreased, leading to a steady decline in ozone destruction. Now, with 15 years of ...

When these chemicals drifted into the stratosphere, they triggered ozone destruction under specific seasonal conditions. The ...

Arctic ozone fell to a historic low level due to unusual weather that allowed for greater than usual chemical ozone destruction. Although global warming and ozone depletion are caused by different ...

Dallas-Fort Worth is among the most ozone-polluted metro areas in the U.S., according to new data from the American Lung Association. The 26th annual State of the Air report, released Wednesday ...

Some eruptions, the study found, inject large amounts of sulfur into the upper atmosphere, enhancing the destruction of ozone by boosting the formation of high altitude clouds. The study found ...

The most intense ozone destruction occurs in "polar stratospheric clouds that form over low-temperature regions." Devika Rao has worked as a staff writer at The Week since 2022, covering science ...

Although the Montreal Protocol has provided relief, anthropogenic emissions of another substance, nitrous oxide, are set to dominate ozone destruction. Figure 1: Influence of greenhouse-gas ...

In densely populated coastal areas, reactions of polluted air with sea salt aerosol from the ocean can lead to high surface ozone levels that affect air quality. Chlorine has become infamous for ...