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Scientists have been following ozone depletion for decades. Over the years, about 70% decrease in the ozone column has been observed in the southern hemispheric spring over Antarctica and according to recent reports, it is still continuing. The...
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According to the recent study led by scientists from Columbia University, the Antarctic Ozone hole is shrinking in the second half of India and it will be a great...
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The ozone hole over the Antarctic is the smallest in the last 5 years! At 25 million square kilometers, though it is still very large, the fact that it is shrinking is...
made popular Nov 17 2007
Oceans - the sole saver of our planet from global warming - now seem to be going hostile in assisting the world in its battle against climate change and foreseen...
made popular May 19 2007
In the past 20 years, the ozone loss in the Antarctic has been ‘massive’. Compared to the same phenomenon in the Arctic, a new study ahs found that the loss...
made popular Dec 26 2006
We all know hat the ozone hole over the Antarctic is recovering. But, it is recently discovered that it will recover nearly 20 years later than previously thought...
made popular Jul 3 2006
Here is a good news for the environmentalists. The ozone hole over the Antarctic, which has all through a concern for scientists, is likely to begin contracting in the...
made popular May 22 2006
The greenhouse gases seem to have reached the stage of no return! They are still building up in the atmosphere rising the planet’s temperature. Though methane is...
made popular May 2 2006
To add to the prolonged healing of the ozone hole, frigid temperatures in Europe and very cold air in the stratosphere have created a mini hole in its layer above the...
made popular Jan 24 2006
It may take 15 years longer to recover from the age old injuries than anticipated. It’s the gaping hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica. But, the question is...
made popular Dec 14 2005
What is Ozone Hole?
The ozone hole is a thinning break in the ozone layer. A depletion in the ozone layers called an ‘ozone hole’ when the detected amount...
made popular Dec 14 2005
NASA researchers determined the seasonal ozone hole that developed over Antarctica this year. It is found to be smaller this year than in previous years. During the...
made popular Dec 7 2005
A sigh of relief from increasing fears of space disasters. Compared to the all-time largest of 2003, the hole in the ozone layer this year will probably be slightly...
made popular Oct 19 2005
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The Earth naturally absorbs incoming solar radiation and emits thermal radiation back into space. Some of the thermal radiation is trapped by certain so called...
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The environmental damage caused by rich nations disproportionately impacts poor nations and costs them more than their combined foreign debt, according to a first-ever...
made popular Jan 22 2008
The ozone hole over the Antarctic is the smallest in the last 5 years! At 25 million square kilometers, though it is still very large, the fact that it is shrinking is...
made popular Nov 17 2007
Greenhouse gases or HCFCs are used in air conditioning, refrigeration, fire-fighting foam and hairsprays. These gases raise the Earth’s temperature and lead to...
made popular Sep 25 2007
Be it smog, acid rain or CFC’s, air pollution or ozone depletion in the stratosphere, air pollution has long been threatening both human health as well as the...
made popular Jun 30 2007
In the past 20 years, the ozone loss in the Antarctic has been ‘massive’. Compared to the same phenomenon in the Arctic, a new study ahs found that the loss...
made popular Dec 26 2006
Ocean’s food supply can get dramatically affected by ozone depletion’s long-term impacts. This is suggested by a new research in Antarctica. Phytoplankton...
made popular Jul 21 2006
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