Environment
Ozone layer recovers faster than expected
International efforts to protect the ozone layer are a 'tremendous global success,' scientists said on June 12.
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Science invention
An invention that has been praised for decades turns into a disaster
In the early 20th century, Thomas Midgley Jr. personally demonstrated the safety of leaded gasoline and CFC refrigerants, making them commercially successful.
Environment
Why did the Arctic ozone hole just suddenly close?
There is a reason and has determined it, but science is still not exhaustive as to why ozone-depleting factors are particularly strong in the first months of this year.
Environment
Still need to be alert for ozone layer hole
The restoration of the ozone layer in Antarctica cannot be taken for granted and requires constant vigilance.
Science story
The inventor invented the two most dangerous things in the world
Thomas J. Midgley is now considered one of the most dangerous inventors in history, because he invented leaded gasoline and CFC gas.
Doomsday
How did NASA save people from the 'end of the world'?
NASA actually saved people from the apocalypse in the 1980s. If they didn't quickly realize the big problem in our atmosphere, life on Earth would collapse in 2065.
Discover science
Ozone floor gaps are narrowing but will need another 60 years to fully recover
According to a group of US scientists, the ozone layer gap is gradually shrinking thanks to efforts to reduce CFC emissions into the atmosphere.
Environment
Production of insulating foam in China causes a frequency hole in Ozone
According to the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), ozone depleting chemicals turned out to be caused by Chinese manufacturers.
Environment
'Someone in East Asia' is destroying the Earth's ozone layer with banned chemicals
CFC is a banned substance, it contributes to ozone depletion in the high atmosphere, and scientists believe that the cause comes from an unknown source in East Asia.
Environment
The ozone layer gap in Antarctica begins to shrink
A recent study shows that the ozone layer in the Antarctic is beginning to shrink.
Environment
Experts catch errors of Donald Trump's hair spray
US presidential candidate Donald Trump made an incomplete understanding of hair spray, an important product in his daily life.
Environment
The ozone hole can be healed in 2070
Scientists say that the ozone layer is gradually shrinking and may disappear by 2070.
Environment
Ozone holes appear in the North Pole
According to scientists, ozone holes have recently appeared in the Arctic region. At an altitude of about 20km from the ground, ozone concentrations decreased by 80%.
Environment
The UN calls on countries to
The United Nations has called on countries around the world to ban the use of traditional incandescent bulbs to cope with the current complex climate change phenomenon.
Environment
Positive signs in ozone recovery
In the most recent report, international efforts to prevent the destruction of the ozone layer have achieved initial success.