Why does Australia have so much skin cancer? (Hint: it’s not …
2018年3月20日 · Many believe the ozone hole – a naturally-occurring pool of ozone-depleted air arising over the poles – explains much of our excess skin cancer rates. Stratospheric ozone does reduce the ...
The hole in the ozone | Pursuit by the University of Melbourne
2015年12月21日 · Ozone depleting substances have resulted in a thinning of ozone above Australia of about five per cent, whereas over Antarctica in spring almost complete loss of ozone is seen in some layers. Occasionally, as the ozone hole breaks up in early summer it is possible that some of the low ozone concentration air can pass over southern Australia or ...
What happened to the world's ozone hole? - BBC
Australia launched the health campaign "slip, slop, slap" in 1981 to urge citizens to use sun protection. It later became more urgent with the ozone hole discovery (Credit: Alamy) In 1974,...
The ozone layer - DCCEEW
What is the ozone layer? The ozone layer is the common term for the high concentration of ozone that is found in the stratosphere between 15 and 30km above the earth’s surface. It covers the entire planet and protects life on earth by absorbing harmful ultraviolet-B …
Australia's Massive Wildfires Shredded the Ozone Layer--Now …
2023年3月10日 · Massive wildfires that raged across southeast Australia in 2019–20 unleashed chemicals that chewed through the ozone layer, expanding and prolonging the ozone hole.
NASA Ozone Watch: Latest status of ozone
6 天之前 · View the latest status of the ozone layer over the Antarctic, with a focus on the ozone hole. Satellite instruments monitor the ozone layer, and we use their data to create the images that depict the amount of ozone. Click any map image to bring up a new page with a high-resolution image.
Setting a good example: Australia and the ozone layer
2012年9月18日 · With the discovery of the ozone hole over Antarctica in 1985, Australians felt exposed and vulnerable to ozone layer depletion. We suddenly became more attuned to the environmental impact...
Scientists said the ozone hole was recovering. That good news …
2023年11月21日 · But in a new study published Tuesday, some scientists claim it may not be recovering at all, and that the hole may even be expanding. The findings are in disagreement with widely accepted...
NASA, NOAA Rank 2024 Ozone Hole as 7th-Smallest Since …
2024年10月30日 · Scientists with NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) project the ozone layer could fully recover by 2066. This map shows the size and shape of the ozone hole over the South Pole on Sept. 28, 2024, the day of its annual maximum extent, as calculated by the NASA Ozone Watch team.
Australia’s massive wildfires shredded the ozone layer - Nature
2023年3月8日 · Smoke from the catastrophic 2019–20 fires unleashed ozone-eating chlorine molecules into the stratosphere. Chemicals released during wildfires in Australia damaged the ozone layer. Credit:...