2019 Ozone Hole is the Smallest on Record

Abnormal weather patterns in the upper atmosphere over Antarctica dramatically limited ozone depletion.

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NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens, using data courtesy of NASA Ozone Watch. Story by Ellen Gray, NASA Earth Science News Team.

Published October 22, 2019
Data acquired September 8, 2019

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Aura > OMI

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TOMS