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NASA Satellite Data Show Progress of 2009 Antarctic Ozone Hole (w/ Video)

Sep 16, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The annual ozone hole has started developing over the South Pole, and it appears that it will be comparable to ozone depletions over the past decade. This composite image from September 10 ...

This year the hole began forming "earlier than before" said WMO's expert on the ozone Geir Braathen

Ozone hole smaller in 2009 than 2008: WMO

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Sep 16, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

The World Meteorological Organisation said Wednesday that the ozone hole is expected to be smaller in 2009 than a year ago.

Belgium's Princess Elisabeth base in Antartica

Ozone: Climate change boosts ultraviolet risk for high latitudes

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Sep 06, 2009 | 2.2 / 5 (13) | 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists at the University of Toronto have discovered that changes in the Earth's ozone layer due to climate change will reduce the amount of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in northern high ...

What's Holding Antarctic Sea Ice Back From Melting?

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Sep 02, 2009 | 3.1 / 5 (9) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Global temperatures are increasing. Sea levels are rising. Ice sheets in many areas of the world are retreating. Yet there’s something peculiar going on in the oceans around Antarctica: even ...

Aura Marks Five Years of Sky-High Atmosphere Research

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Aug 05, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (4) | 0

Imagine Earth without an atmosphere - without clouds, wind or air. Earth's atmosphere protects, transports, and reacts to life on Earth.

Exploring the Moon, Discovering Earth

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jul 20, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Forty years ago, Apollo astronauts set out on a daring adventure to explore the Moon. They ended up discovering their own planet.

Increasing Antarctic sea ice extent linked to the ozone hole

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Apr 21, 2009 | 4.4 / 5 (70) | 12

Increased growth in Antarctic sea ice during the past 30 years is a result of changing weather patterns caused by the ozone hole according to new research published this week (Thurs 23 April 2009).

New simulation shows consequences of a world without Earth's natural sunscreen (w/Video)

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Mar 19, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (119) | 7

(PhysOrg.com) -- The year is 2065. Nearly two-thirds of Earth's ozone is gone -- not just over the poles, but everywhere. The infamous ozone hole over Antarctica, first discovered in the 1980s, is a year-round ...