The ozone layer is on track to fully recover from its depletion within the next four decades, a panel of scientists gathered by the United Nations said on Monday. In an assessment conducted every four ...

The ozone layer is a crucial component of Earth's stratosphere, located between 19 and 30 km above the surface. It plays a vital role in filtering harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun ...

A false-color view of ozone over Antarctica is seen in an image released in 2012. The purple and blue colors are where there is the least ozone, and the yellows and reds are where there is more ozone.

2 This image provided by NASA shows the ozone layer in 1979 top left, 1989 top right, 2006 lower left and 2010 lower right Credit: AP:Associated Press What is causing depletion?

Human-made chemicals like chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) led to the depletion of the ozone layer which is creating a hole over Antarctica. Depletion of the ozone layer can impact your health severely.

The adoption in 1985 of the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer had become a real step for international community to the solution of the ozone problem. Within the framework of ...