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WMO reports 2025 Antarctic ozone hole among smallest in decades

A new World Meteorological Organization report credits sustained international action for one of the smallest ozone holes recorded in decades.

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What to know

  • The 2025 Antarctic ozone hole was one of the smallest recorded in decades, per a new WMO report.
  • The finding is attributed to sustained international action, including controls on ozone-depleting substances.
  • Coverage is limited to the initial report; no further scientific detail or dissenting analysis is present in current material.

World Meteorological Organization UN agency issuing the ozone report

How it unfolded 2 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump articlesposts

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    Social users welcome the ozone finding as rare good news

    A Mastodon post shares the report as an unusually positive environmental development, linking to the underlying WMO bulletin.

    “One rare bit of good news: ozone hole at its smallest in decades.”
    — andrew_ecologyathome@mastodon.social
    • andrew_ecologyathome@mastodon.social

      One rare bit of good news: ozone hole at its smallest in decades. Article links to WMO bulletin, if you're interested. https:// phys.org/news/2026-09-ozone-ho le-shrunk-smallest-sizes.html # climate # environment # ozone # ozonelayer # goodnews # science # openscience # weather # wmo # sciencenews

      andrew_ecologyathome@mastodon.socialMastodon5d ago12▲view on Mastodon ↗
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    WMO reports 2025 ozone hole among smallest in decades

    A new World Meteorological Organization report finds the 2025 Antarctic ozone hole was one of the smallest in decades, attributed to the continuing success of international action to protect the ozone layer.

    “a testament to the continuing success of international action to protect Earth's ozone layer…”
    — Phys.org

    1. 1 outlet first by Mastodon, 5d ago · read ↗