Start Date: End Date: Published Date Data Date
Ozone’s Long Path to Recovery
720 x 425 PNG
Published December 19, 2013
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.
Related images:
720 x 399 JPEG
716 x 716 309 KB - PNG
716 x 716 303 KB - PNG
385 KB - PDF
Pollution across Southwestern Asia
720 x 521 JPEG
Published January 18, 2013
NASA’s Aura satellite observes nitrogen dioxide hovering over many cities in the region, trapped by winter weather conditions.
Emissions from Oil Sands Mining
720 x 401 PNG
Published March 2, 2012
Nitrogen dioxide emissions rise with the expansion of bitumen mining operations in Canada.
720 x 360 PNG
SO2 Pollution Controls Bring Results
720 x 520 PNG
Published December 2, 2011
Scientists using a NASA satellite found that sulfur dioxide levels in the vicinity of major coal-fired power plants in the U.S. have fallen by half since 2005.
2808 x 1872 407 KB - PNG
2808 x 1872 394 KB - PNG
Dust Blown from Africa to Scandinavia
720 x 531 JPEG
Published April 15, 2011
The Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) on NASA's Aura satellite spied dust from a Saharan sand storm blowing several thousand kilometers over the North Atlantic and Europe in April 2011.
Arctic Ozone Loss
720 x 401 JPEG
Published March 30, 2011
Recent observations from satellites and ground stations suggest that atmospheric ozone levels for March in the Arctic were approaching the lowest levels in the modern instrumental era.
4 MB - MOV