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Aurora Forms Huge Hole in the Ozone Layer of the Earth

The northern lights offer an amazing celestial spectacle. Although the phenomenon is visible only when it’s dark outside, it can occur at any time. During an aurora, the magnetic field of the Earth gets distorted. A certain type of aurora…

October 24, 2022 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

The Atmospheric Ozone Levels Around the Tropics Wrecked by Ancient Volcanic Eruption

The massive drop in atmospheric ozone levels around the tropics around 60 to 100,000 years ago is finally explained. An international research team found new shocking details, unveiling the culprit. As per the team’s discovery, the major ozone loss was…

June 2, 2021 ·by Georgia Nica· 0

When Will Our Planet Run Out of Oxygen

One day, the entire human race will be history if it doesn’t find a way to move to another planet. About 5 billion years from now, the Sun will expand so much that it will unleash its devastating heat upon…

March 8, 2021 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

The Most Massive Ozone Layer Hole over the Arctic Has Just Closed

On the 6th of April, the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service has declared that a record-sized hole was identified in the ozone layer over the Arctic region. The unusual phenomenon was determined by the unexpected low temperatures. Back then, the scientists…

April 30, 2020 ·by Asheley Rice· 0

A New Study Determined The Culprit For Increased CFC-11 Emissions That Are Damaging The Ozone Layer

Only a week ago, a report was issued that a banned chemical, chlorofluorocarbon (CFC-11), that destroys the ozone layer was being released from somewhere in Asia. Now, an international team of researchers claims to have discovered the source of the CFC-11…

May 25, 2018 ·by Vadim Caraiman· 0

The Planet Earth Ages And Its ‘Magnetic Shield’ Weakens

The science has proven that the famous ‘magnetic shield’ of the Earth extends from the inner core of the planet to the limits of the atmosphere where it meets the solar wind, a stream of energetic particles emanating from the…

March 22, 2018 ·by Vadim Caraiman· 0

The Ozone Layer Is Not Healing Itself

The Ozone layer is the invisible shield, formed of O3 molecules, which protects the Earth from the high-energy ultraviolet light coming from the Sun. A few years ago, a UN report showed that the measures implemented to protect the Ozon layer are…

February 6, 2018 ·by Vadim Caraiman· 0