Antarctica's ozone hole finally is starting to heal, a new study finds. A simulation of the Antarctic ozone hole, made from data taken on October 22, 2015. "So, 28 years after the Montreal Protocol was agreed upon, we have strong evidence that the ozone hole is getting smaller. Ozone thinned elsewhere on Earth and already has begun healing in the middle section of the planet, but the Antarctic ozone hole was the gaping wound that grabbed the world's attention. After years of slow decline, the ozone hole blew up to its biggest size ever.

Source: CBC News July 01, 2016 13:41 UTC