It's been 40 years since groundbreaking research announced the discovery of a hole in the ozone layer, a revelation that launched a rapid and successful effort to ban chemicals in hairspray, deodorant ...

The Department of the Environment (DOE) is pleased to announce a staged implementation of the regulations that reinforce Belize’s commitment to environmental preservation and the protection of the ...

Scientists stated that worldwide ozone layer protection measures have been a major achievement, showing that harmful gases are dropping faster than projected. Experts, according to Science Alert, ...

The ozone hole that forms yearly over Antarctica has grown for the third year in a row. At nearly 10 million square miles (26.4 million square kilometers), the ozone hole is the largest it's been ...

In the 1980s, the world came together to ban CFCs, commonly used chemicals that were destroying the atmosphere’s ozone layer. “The disaster was in terms of food. Crops that couldn’t be grown,” Paul ...

Earth's protective ozone layer is finally healing from damage caused by aerosol sprays and coolants, a new United Nations report said. The ozone layer had been thinning since the late 1970s. Scientist ...

“Forty years ago, nations came together to take the first step in protecting the ozone layer – guided by science, united in action,” said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today, in ...

New measurements released by NOAA on Wednesday show the ozone hole over the Antarctic is getting smaller, coming in at 8.91 million square miles. That measurement is slightly smaller than the 8.99 ...

Ozone, a pale blue gas with a characteristic after-lightning smell, is the main component of smog: the sometimes-foggy air that blankets Houston during the summer months. It is one of the city’s most ...

KARACHI: Focus Group Discussion (FGD) on Kigali Amendment and Mainstreaming Gender in Montreal Protocol was arranged by Montreal Protocol (MP), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) & Ministry ...

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