the 18^th Meeting of the Parties (mop) to the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer took place in New Delhi, from October 30 to November 3, 2006. Over 550 people participated, representing governments, un agencies, etc.

For the first time internet users can monitor and track ground level ozone all over Europe at the click of a mouse. The European Environment Agency has launched a new website which allows people to

Claims Chinese study

The ozone hole over the Antarctic is likely to begin contracting in the future and may disappear by 2050 because of a reduction in the release of chlorofluorocarbons and other ozonedepleting gases,

The ozone layer is showing signs of recovering, thanks to a drop in ozone-depleting chemicals, but it is unlikely to stabilise at pre-1980 levels, researchers said. Depletion of the earth's

Around the Tibetan plateau

The latest assessment of the depletion of the ozone layer that protects life on earth from excessive solar radiation indicates that the recovery of damage to this layer is likely to the delayed