2016 Antarctic ozone hole attains moderate size, consistent with scientific expectations
Wednesday, October 26, 2016 - 08:01
in Earth & Climate
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.