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Montevideo, November 24th 2024 - 12:31 UTC

Tag: Global Atmosphere Watch

  • Wednesday, October 14th 2020 - 09:26 UTC

    Ozone hole over Antarctica peaks at 24 million square kms, the highest for the last decade

    The 2020 ozone hole resembles the one from 2018, which also was a quite large hole, and is definitely in the upper part of the pack of the last fifteen years or so

    The annually occurring ozone hole over the Antarctic is one of the largest and deepest in recent years. Analyses show that the hole has reached its maximum size. The 2020 ozone hole grew rapidly from mid-August and peaked at around 24 million square kilometers in early October. It now covers 23 million km2, above average for the last decade, and spreading over most of the Antarctic continent.