2016 Antarctic Ozone Hole Meets Scientist Expectations

  • Released Tuesday, October 25, 2016
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The hole in Earth’s ozone layer that forms over Antarctica each September grew to about 8.9 million square miles in 2016 before starting to recover, according to scientists from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) who monitor the annual phenomenon.

For more information: https://ozonewatch.gsfc.nasa.gov/



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