Study finds chloroform emissions, on the rise in East Asia, could delay ozone recovery by up to eight years

Thursday, December 20, 2018 - 11:40 in Earth & Climate

Earlier this year, the United Nations announced some much-needed, positive news about the environment: The ozone layer, which shields the Earth from the sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation, and which was severely depleted by decades of human-derived, ozone-destroying chemicals, is on the road to recovery.

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