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Mysterious source of ozone-depleting chemical baffles NASA A chemical used in dry cleaning and fire extinguishers may have been phased out in recent years.

21 August 2014

Ozone pact helped cool the planet: study A slowdown in global warming that climate sceptics cite in favour of their cause was partly induced by one of the world's most successful environment treaties, a study said on Sunday.

11 November 2013

Ozone hole over Antarctic second smallest in two decades The seasonal hole in the ozone layer above the Antarctic this year was the second smallest in two decades, but still covered an area roughly the size of North America, US experts said Wednesday.

25 October 2012