The Antarctic ozone hole is healing, thanks to global reduction of CFCs

Humans Are Healing The Ozone Hole With Global Action

The ozone layer is on the mend, and it's thanks to human action. A new MIT-led study confirms - with 95% confidence - that global efforts to phase out ozone-depleting chemicals are paying off. This is solid proof that international action can reverse environmental damage, fueling hope that the same approach could help fight climate change. - Articles from The Weather Channel

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Study: The ozone hole is healing, thanks to global reduction of CFCs

An MIT-led study confirms the Antarctic ozone layer is healing as a direct result of global efforts to reduce ozone-depleting substances.

The ozone hole is healing, thanks to global reduction of CFCs

A new study confirms the Antarctic ozone layer is healing as a direct result of global efforts to reduce ozone-depleting substances.

A little more than two years ago, it was assumed that by 2040 the loss in the ozone layer would be recovered. And in fact, the ozone hole, discovered in 1985, is closing thanks to the reduction of CFCs, the chlorofluorocarbon gases also used as refrigerants in old refrigerators, banned in 1987. Despite the great seasonal variability of the ozone layer, also due to meteorological events or greenhouse gases, the study led by Peidong Wang of the Ma…

A study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), published in Nature, confirmed that the ozone layer in Antarctica is recovering.This improvement responds directly to the reduction of harmful substances.Scientists had identified previous signs of recovery.However, this analysis is the first to demonstrate with 95% statistical confidence that the main cause is the decrease of harmful compounds and not factors such as climate variabilit…