Ozone Hole Shrinks to Smallest in Decades in 2025, UN Agency Reports
The World Meteorological Organization says the ozone layer could fully recover within several decades, according to a report cited by TASS.
The ozone hole over Antarctica shrank to its smallest size in decades in 2025, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a United Nations agency, as reported by Russian news agency TASS.
The WMO said the ozone layer, which protects the Earth from harmful ultraviolet radiation, may fully recover within several decades, TASS reported.
The report did not provide further details on the specific measurements or the scientific methodology behind the assessment. TASS did not specify additional figures or a timeline beyond the WMO's general projection of recovery over several decades.
The ozone layer has been a subject of international monitoring since the discovery of the Antarctic ozone hole in the 1980s, which prompted global agreements aimed at phasing out ozone-depleting substances.
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- Ozone hole shrinks to its smallest in decades in 2025 — UN — TASS (Russia)
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