Is the Ozone Hole?

The 2020 Antarctic ozone hole grew rapidly from mid-August and peaked at around 24.8 million square kilometres on 20 September 2020, spreading over most of the Antarctic continent. It was the longest-lasting and one of the largest and deepest holes since the ozone layer monitoring began 40 years ago.

Is there a hole in the ozone layer 2021?

Despite the hole's size this year, the ozone layer is still on a long-term path to healing. This data map shows the ozone hole in blue over the Antarctic on Sept. 16, 2021.

Is the ozone hole a hole?

Certain human-made substances had reached the stratosphere and disrupted the ozone layer to the point of depletion, creating an extremely thin section commonly known as the ozone hole. The hole formed at the South Pole due to the region's unique meteorological and chemical conditions.