Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion
A UN-backed report released recently titled Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2018, authored by an
expert panel working with the World Meteorological Organisation and the United Nations Environment Programme, has stated that the collaborative efforts of signatory countries of the Montreal Protocol have helped heal the ozone layer.
Key Findings
- While the Northern Hemisphere leads the race and expects its ozone layer to be completely healed by the 2030s, the Southern Hemisphere lags behind, and expects to reach complete closure by mid-century.
- In bigger news, if countries continue to keep this commitment, the gaping hole in the ozone layer over the ....
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