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Ozone’s Long Path to Recovery

Does a smaller hole mean that Antarctic ozone is recovering? Not yet, say NASA scientists. A deeper look at the ozone hole shows that for now weather still has a bigger influence on the size of the ozone hole than policies that limited emissions of ozone-destroying chemicals.


NASA images courtesy of Ozone Watch. Graphs from Paul Newman and Eric Nash, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Caption by Holli Riebeek.

Published December 19, 2013
Data acquired September 12, 2011 - September 22, 2012

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