Environment/Science
A new study has found the ozone layer hole over the  Antarctic seems to be getting larger, contradicting the previous reports which claimed it is recovering. more
Ozone layer recovery is on track, due to success of Montreal Protocol

New York: The Earth’s ozone layer is on track to recover within four decades, a UN-backed panel of experts said on Monday.

Global cooperation to protect the ozone layer can ensure a better future for us all

New York: As the Montreal Protocol to Protect the Ozone Layer turns 35 on Friday, World Ozone Day, the United Nations has said that continuing the level of cooperation that led to the tre ...

Act now to slow climate change and protect the planet, urges UN chief

New York: The ozone layer – a fragile shield of gas that protects the Earth from the harmful rays of the sun – is “on the road to recovery”, the UN chief said on T ...

Ozone treaties ‘inspiring examples’ of political will, UN chief says on International Day

New York: The United Nations commemorated the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, on Wednesday, recognizing the success of landmark global agreements in helping res ...

Ozone on track to heal completely in our lifetime, UN environment agency declares on World Day

New York: At the current momentum, scientists predict the planet’s protective shield of gas - or ozone layer as we know it - will be completely healed as far as some regions of the ...

Healing of ozone layer gives hope for climate action: UN report

New York, The findings of a new UN-backed report, released on Monday, showing the ongoing healing of the ozone layer, are being hailed as a demonstration of what global agreements can ach ...

Now is a ‘pivotal time for climate action’ says UN chief, looking to ozone layer gains

New York,  With record-breaking heat once again enveloping the earth this year, United Nations Secretary-GeneralAntónio Guterres said it was also “a pivotal time for cli ...