Ozone Depletion News

Posted February 7, 2001:

• Atmospheric Aerosols Impact On Smog Formation Being Reassessed

Posted January 19, 2001:

• Study: Sea Salt Seasons Chemical Brew That Destroys Arctic Ozone

Posted January 16, 2001:

• Atmospheric Chemistry Key To Global And Local Air Pollution

Posted December 15, 2000:

• "Raining" Electrons Contribute To Ozone Destruction

Posted November 30, 2000:

• Ancient South African Soils Point To Early Terrestrial Life

Posted November 29, 2000:

• Unprecedented Fire Season In Southern Africa Aids Air Quality, Climate Change Research

Posted November 3, 2000:

• UC Irvine Study Determines Levels Of Ozone-Depleting Gases Emitted By Rice Paddies Into Atmosphere

Posted September 19, 2000:

• Worsening Urban Air Pollution Won't Increase Global Temperature Over Next 100 Years

Posted September 8, 2000:

• Largest-Ever Ozone Hole Observed Over Antarctica

Posted August 30, 2000:

• New View On The Culprits Of Climate Change

Posted August 25, 2000:

• Fiber-Optic Laser Could Track Changes In Earth's Ozone Layer

Posted August 16, 2000:

• Effects Of Ozone Pollution Threaten Agricultural Production On Long Island, NY, Says Cornell Plant Pathologist

Posted August 11, 2000:

• A Simple Model For The Formation Of Ice Clouds

Posted August 4, 2000:

• Chemical Signatures In Rocks Provide Clues To Origin And Evolution Of Oxygen And Terrestrial Life On Earth

Posted August 1, 2000:

• Ozone Found To Have Direct Effect On Genes Linked With Plants’ Aging

Posted July 3, 2000:

• Carbon Dioxide Could Replace Global-Warming Refrigerant

Posted May 31, 2000:

• Arctic Ozone Depletion Linked To Longevity Of Polar Stratospheric Clouds, Say Studies

Posted May 26, 2000:

• Arctic Ozone May Not Recover As Early As Predicted

Posted April 24, 2000:

• NCAR Scientists Fly Into Arctic Circle, Lured By Spring Ozone Highs

Posted April 14, 2000:

• UC Irvine Researchers Discover How Airborne Sea Salt Particles May Influence Air Pollution Levels

Posted April 6, 2000:

• NASA-European Measurements See Significant Arctic Ozone Loss

Posted March 13, 2000:

• Asteroid Devastation Could Even Be Worse Than Feared

Posted February 17, 2000:

• Scientist Find Clues To Different Warming Rates In Lower Atmosphere And Surface

Posted January 24, 2000:

• NASA Langley Scientists Lend Expertise To SOLVE, An International Campaign Studying Seasonal Arctic Ozone Loss

Posted January 14, 2000:

• NCAR Scientists Seek Ozone-Hole Clues During Largest Campaign Ever in Arctic Stratosphere

Posted December 8, 1999:

• Air Pollution From Asia Could Violate New Federal Ozone Standard
• New Energy-Efficient Chinese Refrigerator To Have Global Impact

Posted December 7, 1999:

• Explaining How Ozone "Chokes Up" Plants

Posted December 2, 1999:

• CU-Boulder Contingent Headed For Sweden To Conduct Arctic Ozone Loss Experiments

Posted November 16, 1999:

• Emissions Of Nitrogen Oxides From Oceangoing Ships Perturb Atmospheric Chemistry And Climate

Posted October 8, 1999:

• Annual Depletion Of Antarctic Ozone Results Are In: "Ozone Hole" Smaller Than Last Year

Posted June 16, 1999:

• Ground-Level Ozone Pollution May Rise To Unsafe Levels This Summer; People With Respiratory Diseases Should Use Caution

Posted June 3, 1999:

• UW Scientists Say Arctic Oscillation Might Carry Evidence Of Global Warming

Posted May 31, 1999:

• USGS Study Confirms An Urban Air-Pollution Problem At Mount Rainier National Park

Posted May 27, 1999:

• Ozone Linked To Warmer Weekend Temperatures In Toronto

Posted April 12, 1999:

• Link Between Solar Cycle And Climate Is Blowin' In The Wind

Posted March 25, 1999:

• Atlanta An "Urban Heat Island," With Higher Temperatures Than Surrounding Area, New NASA Study Shows

Posted March 19, 1999:

• Study Rethinks Atmospheric Chemistry From Ground Up

Posted March 10, 1999:

• Atmospheric Scientists Fly Over South Pacific To Sample "World's Cleanest Air"

Posted March 3, 1999:

• Major Set-Back To Ozone-Layer Recovery

Posted February 3, 1999:

• Where Does All The Air Pollution Go?

Posted January 13, 1999:

• Extended Arctic Ozone Depletion In 1997 Related To Prolonged Polar Vortex

Posted December 15, 1998:

• Rivers May Be Emitting Substance Involved In Ozone Destruction

Posted December 2, 1998:

• Ozone Above Indian Ocean Linked To African Lightning

Posted October 26, 1998:

• NASA Helps "Hot" Cities Cool Down

Posted October 7, 1998:

• Antarctic Ozone Depletion Sets New Size Record

Posted September 2, 1998:

• Discovery Of New Ozone-Destroying Chemical

Posted April 9, 1998:

• Arctic Ozone Hole, Responding To Greenhouse Gases, Will Worsen Through 2020, Columbia Team Finds

Posted April 6, 1998:

• Smog Spreading To South Pacific

Posted April 2, 1998:

• Fridge Gas: It's Out Of The Frying Pan Into The Fire

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