The ozone layer has been damaged over many years, in part due to chemicals called CFCs. It stands for chlorofluorocarbons, which are made up of chlorine, fluorine and carbon atoms.

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 ...

The study found that after an all-out nuclear war, smoke would destroy the ozone layer over a 15-year period, with the ozone layer reducing by 75 percent at worst. Even after a regional nuclear ...

Complex impact of large wildfires on ozone layer dynamics Huge smoke-charged vortex doubles aerosol burden in the middle stratosphere and buffers ozone depletion Date: July 12, 2024 Source: ...

UK researchers have revealed Australia's Black Summer bushfires likely damaged the ozone layer and caused the highest temperatures in the stratosphere in 30 years. A new report suggests the Black ...