The hole in Earth's ozone layer is healing, first-of-its-kind study shows


Measurements from NASA's Aura satellite showed a decrease in the amount of chlorine in the Antarctic ozone hole between 2005 and 2016, indicating a reduction in ozone depletion.

Efforts to heal the hole in Earth's ozone layer over Antarctica appear to be paying off, according to a new, first-of-its-kind study that looked directly at ozone-destroying chemicals in the atmosphere. 

Earth's ozone layer protects the planet's surface from some of the sun's more harmful rays that can cause cancer and cataracts in humans, and damage plant life, according to NASA. In the mid-1980s, researchers identified a massive hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica and determined that it had been caused largely by human-produced chemicals called chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).


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