Ozone pollution causes $63 billion damage per year to East Asian crops
17 January 2022
Rising levels of ground-level ozone in China and nearby countries are having a big effect on the yields of staple crops such as wheat, rice and maize
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The ozone hole over the South Pole is now bigger than Antarctica
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Each year between August and October, the ozone over the South Pole is depleted – this year the hole is larger than 75 per cent of the holes that had formed by this point in the season since 1979
Recent drop in emissions from China may speed up ozone layer recovery
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The ozone layer may recover more quickly than first thought thanks mostly to reduced emissions from China of a banned ozone-depleting gas
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The latest dire warning from scientist could inspire defeatism. But hope and redoubled effort is a better response
Ozone layer recovery will be delayed by chemical leaks
27 June 2017
Leaks of a common chemical used in paints and for manufacturing are harming the ozone layer and could delay recovery of the ozone hole until 2095
