NOAA, NASA release measurements of 2026 ozone hole
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https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-nasa-release-measurements-of-2026-ozone-hole
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NOAA, NASA release measurements of 2026 ozone hole While weather caused a greater loss of ozone this year, long-term recovery still on track November 4, 2026 NOAA Corps LT Michael Doneghey, the South Pole observatory station lead, holds a weather balloon while NOAA Station Technician Luke Longren carries a package containing an ozonesonde — an airborne instrument that measures ozone levels — just prior to launch on October 18, 2026. (Image credit: Tommy Jensen/Amentum. With permission.) Atypical weather conditions caused the Antarctic ozone hole to grow to an unusually large size in 2026, NOAA and NASA scientists reported today, though they said the protective ozone layer is still on track to recover by later this century. Fueled by a powerful polar vortex, the 2026 ozone hole became the…
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