The ozone hole over the Antarctic is significantly smaller in 2025 than in previous years, ranking as the fifth-smallest it’s been since 1992, according to a new report by NOAA and NASA scientists.
The ozone hole reached its greatest one-day extent for 2025 in early September, measuring 8.83 million square miles, about 30% smaller than the largest hole on record in 2006.
The so-called “ozone hole” is not an actual hole in the planet’s ozone layer, but rather a large region of Earth’s stratosphere with extremely low ozone concentrations.
Between CFCs and Leaded gasoline, Midgley really had an absurdly long lasting impact. Dude died in 44, but we are just now finally fixing the damage he did. Judging by the current state of the US, leaded gasoline’s legacy still has a bit of time.
Remember when international environmental conferences could actually achieve something?
We have the capacity and knowledge and heart to solve big problems. Protect this jewel.
Billionaires, driven mad by arrogance, stand in our way as they prove themselves Ozymandias on steroids.
It doesn’t need protecting. Just stop damaging it.
I understand your frustration with oil execs harming our home, in order to buy their expensively decorated food.
But the life envelope needs just as much care as a new born. Even after oil is replaced.
When we grow up and stop harming for advantage, we’ll still treat our "life"boat as a friend.
From what I recall, the alternatives to CFCs were cost effective (and possibly cheaper than CFCs?), which is why this ever worked at all. But maybe that was BS, I dunno.
Regardless, the fact is, we cannot fix a problem unless someone somewhere is getting rich from it.
I remember reading somewhere that while the hole is closing, due to the massive increase of rocket launches it’s actually thinning so we may not be as protected from the sun as we think we are.
