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In the 1980s and 1990s, the world’s governments came together in a rare show of cooperation to rid Earth’s atmosphere of certain ozone-depleting substances (ODSs). Used mainly in air conditioning and refrigeration, these chemicals had been proven to harm the ozone layer, or the stretch of ozone and other gasses …

The Antarctica’s ozone hole has now reached its maximum size, according to an analysis of data collected by ESA’s Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite. This year’s ozone hole over Antarctica is one of the largest in recent years. Image credit: ESA. Each year for the past few decades during the southern hemisphere …