Although the ozone layer over the Antarctic this year is relatively small, this is due to mild temperatures in the region’s stratosphere this winter and is not a sign of recovery, the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said today. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

A volcanic eruption in 2000 pierced a hole in the ozone layer. picked by sparky 2 years ago

Measurements made by the agency's Envisat satellite found a peak loss in the ozone layer of 27.7 million tonnes, compared to 40 million tonnes last year. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

This year's Antarctic ozone hole is the largest on record, according to US government scientists. picked by robfouryqr 2 years ago

A much-discussed idea to offset global warming by injecting sulfate particles into the stratosphere would have a drastic impact on Earth's protective ozone layer, new research concludes. The study, led by Simone Tilmes, warns that such an approach might delay the recovery of the Antarctic ozone hole by decades and cause significant ozone loss over the Arctic. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

CFCs and pollution stored in the atmosphere cause the ozone holes, which are expected to persist for the next couple of decades. picked by hypnotode 2 years ago

In what is believed to be the first prosecution of its kind two refrigeration engineers have been convicted and fined for a reckless discharge of an ozone depleting substance. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

An interesting article describing what global warming actually is.
To be honest, I thought it had something to do with the ozone layer as well. Apparently not. picked by Milkshake 2 years ago

Remember the previous world climate scare? The one after Global Ice Age, but before Global Warming? The loss of the Ozone and the ozone hole over Antarctica was going to result in man's doom. Now that we are on our way to correcting the problem there are worries that the ozone will increase global warming and change wind patterns warming Antarctica even faster. picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

The most powerful storm in the past 20 years, bringing it down to New York and New Jersey, filled reservoirs, water supply both the state. At the same time, he has brought many problems for thousands of motorists and homeowners who threatens to destroy coastline Long-Island and New Jersey and has increased the long debate over climate change. picked by Jon77 1 year ago

Police said inmates used pancake batter and toothpaste to cover a hole they made to allow a female inmate to slide into the next cell and join a male inmate. Now steel plates are being added to the Missouri jail's interior walls. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago

The Blue Hole is a geological oddity, so much so that in March of 1996 it was declared a World Heritage Site and later declared a National Monument in February of 1999. picked by kxmk 1 year ago

Stop it.
Find out where you'd come out if you dug a hole from your neighborhood on down to the other side of the earth. picked by gnikgnok 12 months ago

Astronomers have found an enormous hole in the Universe, nearly a billion light-years across, empty of both normal matter such as stars, galaxies, and gas, and the mysterious, unseen "dark matter." While earlier studies have shown holes, or voids, in the large-scale structure of the Universe, this new discovery dwarfs them all. picked by 2manyusernames 12 months ago

A wristwatch buried in the ice at the North Pole three years ago was found by a boy more than 1,800 miles away after it floated ashore on the Faroe Islands. picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago

It took 78 years of golfing, but a 90-year-old man finally got his first hole in one. On Thursday morning, Howard Tanner aced the 123-yard ninth hole of the Wynmoor Community Council Golf Course in Coconut Creek. He first took up the game as a teenager in Long Island, N.Y., while working as a caddie. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Nobel Peace Prize winner and international symbol of freedom Nelson Mandela is flagged on U.S. terrorist watch lists and needs special permission to visit the USA.

Yay bureaucracy! picked by JoshSF49 4 months ago

Astronomers have found an enormous hole in the Universe, nearly a billion light-years across, empty of both normal matter such as stars, galaxies, and gas, and the mysterious, unseen "dark matter." While earlier studies have shown holes, or voids, in the large-scale structure of the Universe, this new discovery dwarfs them all. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

The theft is likely to be the largest in the fair's recent history, Baselworld spokesman Bernhard Keller told the AP.

Thanks to sword for the theme pic. picked by suebe 1 year ago

The watch is made in part with steel salvaged from the sunken Titanic, along with material from the shipyard where it was built. picked by doggylives 4 months ago