All ozone layer articles
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ResearchAcidic proton transfer inhibited on gas-phase ice nanoparticles
Fundamental findings about nitric acid dissociation will feed into atmospheric research on ozone depletion
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ResearchUnexplained increases in five atmospheric CFCs raise concerns
Emissions increased 2.6-fold between 2010 and 2020
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Research‘Incredibly important advance’ reveals how wildfires could slow ozone layer recovery
Chlorine chemistry discovery shows how wildfire aerosols can reduce ozone in southern hemisphere by up to 5%
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ResearchQuantum tunnelling enhances ozone decay
The OH + HCl → H2O + Cl reaction rate is boosted by strong hydrogen bonding, which generates quantum transition states
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OpinionSusan Solomon: ‘We had to literally stand out on the roof’
The atmospheric chemist on battling the elements in Antarctica and preserving the integrity of science
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ResearchNewly identified greenhouse gas with no known use an ‘early warning’
Montreal Protocol doesn’t sufficiently control harmful by-products made during other chemical production processes, say atmospheric scientists
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NewsNobel laureate Paul Crutzen, who coined the term Anthropocene, dies
Cutzen’s passing means that all three scientists who won the 1995 chemistry Nobel prize for their ozone formation and decomposition work are gone
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NewsMario Molina, who warned of CFC threat to the ozone layer, dies
Atmospheric chemist’s work led to the phasing out of ozone-depleting substances
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ResearchCFCs responsible for half of Arctic sea-ice loss
Halogenated compounds responsible for one third of global warming in the late 20th century
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ResearchChina identified as source of unexpected rise in CFC emissions
New production believed to be responsible for increasing levels of outlawed ozone-depleting chemical
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PodcastBook Club – Clearing the air
Tim Smedley travels the world to work out why air pollution occurs, and what we can do to solve the problem
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OpinionCollaborative atmospheres
A project in three European countries is alerting rural communities to ozone pollution
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ResearchChloroform poses new threat to ozone recovery
Models of observational data trace anthropogenic emissions back to China
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NewsOzone healing confirmed in Montreal Protocol assessment
Latest projections say ozone levels in the stratosphere will recover around the middle of the century
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FeatureOzone: the hole story
There is still a long road to recovery for the ozone layer, Emma Stoye finds
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ResearchIllegal CFC production may be slowing ozone layer recovery
Surprise increase in trichlorofluoromethane emissions linked to east Asia
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ResearchOzone still declining in the lower stratosphere
The reason for the continuing drop in ozone levels is a mystery
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OpinionThe dark side of dichloromethane
Policymakers and industry must take steps to curb emissions of popular solvent
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ResearchStratospheric dichloromethane could delay ozone recovery by decades
Rising levels of the industrial solvent could offset benefits of the Montreal Protocol
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