The Ozone Hole is Forming Again

Video Release Copernicus (CAMS) on the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, 16th of September 2018 Every winter, the ozone layer in the Earth’s atmosphere is compromised by the forming of the ozone hole in the Antarctic region. Chemical substances are to blame: Halocarbons (CFCs, HCFCs and halons) were long used for of a wide range of products from refrigerators to aerosol cans, triggering ozone depletion in the atmosphere. Even though these ozone depleting substances have been banned in most parts of the world since the 1990s, the ozone hole keeps forming