According to a Canadian researcher, an ozone hole seven times bigger than the Antarctic ozone hole has been present across tropical regions since the 1980s. Qing-Bin Lu, a scientist fromContinue Reading
Back in 1987, world leaders came together to ban chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), which are the chemicals associated with the gigantic, gaping hole in the ozone layer that persisted for decades. AndContinue Reading
Just as we had gotten over rejoicing at the reports that the ozone hole above the Antarctic was apparently healing, we have some bad news. It turns out that aContinue Reading
The ozone layer above Antarctica has recovered so much, it’s actually stopped many worrying changes in the Southern Hemisphere’s atmosphere. A new study suggests the Montreal Protocol – the 1987Continue Reading
Air pollution from burning fossil fuels is generating economic losses of $8 billion a day, according to a Greenpeace report. China, the US and India bear the highest economic costContinue Reading
During May 2018, the national capital region and parts of North India were lashed by three strong dust storms in quick succession. The dust storms led to significant changes inContinue Reading
Air pollution is not only injurious to human health, but also to plant life. Scientists from Banaras Hindu University (BHU) have found that most wheat cultivars developed after the yearContinue Reading
