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• March 11 2013-NASA Pinpoints Causes of 2011 Arctic Ozone Hole

• October 24,2012-From Discovery, To Solution, To Evolution: Observing Earth's Ozone Layer

• October 24,2012-2012 Antarctic Ozone Hole Second Smallest in 20 Years

• October 24,2012-NOAA, NASA: Antarctic ozone hole second smallest in 20 years

• September 18,2012-Watching the Ozone Hole Before and After the Montreal Protocol

• September 17,2012-Discovering the Ozone Hole: Q&A With Pawan Bhartia

• July 11,2012-2012’s ozone hole season starts

• June 12,2012-Air pollution may be driving expansion of tropics

• June 12,2012-Volcanic gases could deplete ozone layer

• April 12,2012-NOAA ice data support new discoveries in the Arctic Changes in sea ice drive ozone loss, mercury fallout

• March 27,2012- NRL Scientists Identify New Coupling Mode Between Stratosphere and Ionosphere

• January 18,2012-Low Temperatures Enhance Ozone Degradation above the Arctic

• November 4, 2011-Does the ocean affect the ozone layer?

• October 20, 2011-NOAA, NASA: Significant ozone hole remains over Antarctica

• October 20-Ozone Depletion a Bigger Deal Down Under

• October 18 2011-Unusually Chilly Stratosphere Behind 2011's Record Arctic Ozone Hole

• 11 October 2011-Astrophysics and Extinctions: News About Planet-Threatening Events

• 2 October 2011-NASA Leads Study Of Unprecedented Arctic Ozone Loss

• September 27, 2011-The Ozone Hole Reaches South America

• September 16, 2011-Whither the ozone hole? 

• Aug. 29, 2011-Mysteries of ozone depletion continue 25 years after the discovery of the Antarctic ozone hole

• 21 April 2011- Study Links Ozone Hole to Broader Climate Change

• 14 March 2011-Arctic on the verge of record ozone loss

• 1 February 2011-Ozone Hole through the years

•  November 2010-Whales suffer from sunburn

• 24 October 2010-Ocean Asteroid Impact Could Deplete Earth’s Protective Ozone Layer

• 16 September 2010 NEW REPORT HIGHLIGHTS TWO-WAY LINK BETWEEN OZONE LAYER AND CLIMATE CHANGE

• 17 August 2010 The Ozone Hole…It’s Still There!

• 26 July  2010 Key Compound of Ozone Destruction Detected

• 28 April  2010-NASA Study Sheds Light on Ozone Hole Chemistry

• 2 December 2009-Wandering Ozone Hole in November 2009

• 1 December 2009- Antarctica may heat up dramatically as ozone hole repairs

• 17 November 2009-Significant Ozone Hole Remains Over Antarctica

• 21 September 2009 Ozone layer depletion leveling off

• 27 Aug 2009 NOAA Study Shows Nitrous Oxide Now Top Ozone-Depleting Emission

• 22 June 2009 The ozone hole reduces atmospheric CO2 uptake in the Southern Ocean

• 18 June 2009-Exploding Stars: Is Earth at Risk?

• 21 April 2009-Increasing Antarctic sea ice extent linked to the ozone hole

• 31 March 2009-Rocket Launches May Need Regulation to Prevent Ozone Depletion

• 23 March 2009-UW prof says cyclic ozone hole proves cosmic ray theory

• 18 March 2009-Consequences of a World Without Earth's Natural Sunscreen

• 13 February 2009-The ocean less effective at absorbing CO2 emitted by human activity

• 3 November 2008 2008 Sees Fifth Largest Ozone Hole

• 30 August 2008 WMO Antarctic Ozone Bulletin No 1 / 2008

• 17 August 2008- Man In The Ozone Hole ?

• 10 June 2008-Ozone Hole’s Closing Could Affect Climate

• 2 May 2008-Arctic, Antarctic: Poles Apart in Climate Response

• 24 April 2008 New ozone-measuring programme at Ushuaia

•  24 April 2008 Stratospheric Injections to Counter Global Warming Could Damage Ozone Layer 

• 24 April 2008 Ozone Hole Recovery May Reshape Southern Hemisphere Climate Change

• 7 April 2008-Nuclear Conflict Would Create Near-Global Ozone Hole

• 8 March 2008 -Stratospheric ozone  and atmospheric airflow patterns

• R.I.P. TOMS: NASA Ozone Instrument Laid to Rest After Three Decades

• Recent International Developments in Saving the Ozone Layer

• Dual benefits Montreal Protocol: protecting Ozone layer and Climate

• 27 January 2008-Ozone hole discoverer issues another global warning

• 1 November 2007-Antarctic Ozone Hole Returns to Near Average Levels

• 3 October 2007 -The “ozone hole” is not shrinking

• 3 October 2007-2007 ozone hole ‘smaller than usual’ 

• 28 September 2007-Uncertainty in polar ozone depletion?

• 26 September 2007-Ozone hole looms large, but not as big as it was

• 24 September 2007-New Book-Technology Transfer for the Ozone Layer Lessons for Climate 

• 22 September 2007-Governments Agree to Accelerated 'Freeze and Phase-out" of Ozone and Climate-Damaging Chemicals

• 17 September 2007 -The Montreal Protocol and the Kyoto Protocol mutually supportive

• 16 September 2007-The twentieth anniversary of the Montreal Protocol Celebrating 20 Years of Progress

• 14 September 2007 -Ozone Treaty's Role in Combating Climate Change

• 13 September 2007-NASA Keeps Eye on Ozone Layer Amid Montreal Protocol’s Success

• 11 September 2007-2007 Antarctic Ozone Hole off to a Robust Start Over South Pole

• 26 July 2007 New clues to ozone depletion

• 1 May 2007 -EPA Honors Climate and Ozone Protection Award Winners

• 16 March 2007-Adjustments to the Montreal Protocol Would Speed Elimination of Ozone-depleting Substances

• 9 March 2007-The importance of the Montreal Protocol in protecting climate 

•  9 March 2007-Montreal Protocol also has slowed global warming by years

• 5 March 2007-Dual benefits ozone protocol: protecting Ozone layer and Climate

• 2 Februay 2007-'Double Record Breaker' 2006 Antarctic Ozone Hole seen by MLS

• 8 November 2006 Volcanic aerosol clouds and gases lead to ozone destruction

• 19 October 2006 NASA and NOAA Announce Ozone Hole is a Double Record Breaker

• 2 October 2006 Record ozone loss during 2006 over South Pole

• 28 September 2006-Upper Stratospheric winds increase ozone-depleting gases

• 26 September 2006-Updates on The Ozone Hole 2006

• 22 September 2006-Antarctic ozone hole nears record: U.N. agency 

• 16 September 2006- UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

• 15 September 2006-20 Year Anniversary of the discovery of the cause of The Ozone Hole

• 04 September 2006-Tackling Illegal Trade in Ozone-depleting Substances and Dangerous Waste

• 30 August 2006-NASA, NOAA Data Indicate Ozone Layer is Recovering
  30 August 2006-Earth’s Ozone Shield Shows Signs of Recovery

• 18 August 2006 –The ozone over the Antarctic should recover by 2065, 15 years later than once expected.

• 29 June 2006-SCIENTISTS FIND ANTARCTIC OZONE HOLE TO RECOVER LATER THAN EXPECTED

• 3 May 2006-Ozone Recovering, But Unlikely To Stabilize At Pre-1980 Levels, Says CU-Boulder Study

• 10 April 2006-Satellite instrument helps tackle mysteries of ozone-eating clouds

• 14 March 2006-NASA Study Links "Smog" to Arctic Warming

• 30 August 2005-South Polar ozone hole makes big comeback

• 28 January 2005-Record Low Temperatures in Arctic Ozone Layer - First Signs of Ozone Loss

• 1 October 2004-Antarctic Ozone Hole Smaller This Year

• 22 September 2004 Ozone Hole Reaches South America

• 26 August 2004-International Ozone Day - OzonAction launches web support

• 26 July 2004-OZONE LOSS CAUSED GENETIC MUTATIONS AT TIME OF MASS EXTINCTION

• 15 July 2004-Will Compasses Point South?-The collapse of the earth's magnetic field

• 10/07/2003-2003 Antarctic Ozone Hole Near Record Size, Cold Temperature Play Major Role

• 9/25/2003-2003 OZONE 'HOLE' APPROACHES, BUT FALLS SHORT OF RECORD

• 9/22/2003-Antarctic ozone hole - near record levels

• 9/17/2003-World Meteorological Organization (WMO)-ANTARCTIC OZONE HOLE UNUSUALLY LARGE

• 9/16/2003-Message from the UN Secretary General on the Occasion of the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

• 9/16/2003-Children Suffer Most from Effects of Ozone Depletion

• 8/21/2003-Large ozone hole over Antarctica likely

• 8/1/2003-Scientists Suggest Stratosphere's Role

• 7/29/2003-  NASA Observations Confirm Expected Ozone Layer Recovery

• 6/12/2003- Hydrogen economy might impact Earth's stratosphere, study shows

• 1/06/2003-International Arctic Ozone Study

• 9/30/2002- Unusually Small Ozone Hole This Year

• 5/10/2002-NASA improves knowledge of ozone depletion-NASA/JPL NEWS RELEASE

• 11/11/2001-Low Ozone Event In Europe

• 9/21/2001-$23 Million Ozone-Monitoring QUIKTOMS Satellite lost

• 8/16/2001-Ozone Hole Forming In The Shape Of A Dog?

• 2/8/2001-Scientists Discover New Keys To Arctic Ozone Loss

• 1/8/2001- Sea salt seasons chemical brew that destroys Arctic ozone-Purdue University

• 10/7/2000-The Ozone hole has again reached South America

• 8/22/2000- Antarctic Ozone Hole forming- largest ever?

• 4/5/2000-  Arctic Ozone Levels Down 66%-European Union and NASA press release

• 12/15/1999-European Ozone Event Nov 20-Dec 2,1999: NASA images and report

Data compiled from The British Antarctic Study, NASA, NASA Ozone Watch, Environment Canada, UNEP, EPA and other sources as stated and credited

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