ozone hole Archives

A large and persistent Ozone Hole revolves over Antarctica, powered by the unusually cold Stratosphere over the South Pole

March 8, 2021November 12, 2020 by Andrej Flis

After an unusually weak Ozone Hole last year, we have a beast of an Ozone Hole in 2020. The strong and cold stratospheric polar vortex … Read more

Ozone destruction process begins over the South pole, starting the growth of an Ozone Hole

November 11, 2020August 12, 2020 by Andrej Flis

Sunlight has reached the stratosphere over the South Pole. Combined with the polar stratospheric clouds, the ozone destruction process has now begun, creating an ozone … Read more

The South pole ozone hole ends its life-cycle as top 4 smallest on record, after being devastated by the record-strong Sudden Stratospheric Warming event in September!

November 1, 2019 by Andrej Flis

Back in September, we witnessed a record strong Sudden Stratospheric Warming event over the South pole. These events are in most cases true game-changers for … Read more