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2023 Ozone Hole Ranks 12th Largest on Record, Find NOAA and NASA

Posted November 8, 2023
Last Updated November 9, 2023 @ 12:59pm

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The Antarctic ozone hole—the total area where ozone amounts are below 220 Dobson units—on September 21, 2023, the day of its largest extent for the year. (graph) The annual maximum extent of the ozone hole in 2023 (light purple bar, measured in millions of square kilometers) compared to all years in the satellite record (dark bars). NOAA Climate.gov image based on NOAA (map) and NASA (graph) satellite data. — The Antarctic ozone hole — the total area where ozone amounts are below 220 Dobson units — on September 21, 2023, the day of its largest extent for the year. The annual maximum extent of the ozone hole in 2023 (light purple bar, measured in millions of square kilometers) compared to all years in the satellite record (dark bars). NOAA Climate.gov image based on NOAA (map) and NASA (graph) satellite data. (Image credit: NOAA)

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NOAA scientists launch a weather balloon carrying an ozonesonde at the South Pole on October 1, 2023. (Image credit: Marc Jaquart/IceCube)

NOAA scientists launch a weather balloon carrying an ozonesonde at the South Pole on October 1, 2023. (Image credit: Marc Jaquart/IceCube)