First ozone hole found over Arctic: from the archive, 31 March 1995

Meteorologists and atmospheric chemists have watched in alarm as a similarly explosive mixture to the Antarctic vortex has been assembled in the ArcticFor the first time, scientists have detected a 'hole' in the ozone layer over the Arctic and northern Europe.Ozone, a form of oxygen, acts as a high-altitude atmospheric screen against cancer-causing ultraviolet light. But at some altitudes this spring, levels have been 50 per cent below any previously observed. Continue reading...