The seasonal Antarctic ozone hole was the smallest on record in 2019, thanks to a warmer-than-average September.
The ozone hole didn't cause global warming, but climate and the ozone hole are related in other ways.
Thanks to an unusually cold winter in the Antarctic stratosphere, the 2015 ozone hole was larger than it has been in recent years.
Observing temperature patterns in the lower stratosphere gives scientists clues about our planet's changing climate. Global average temperatures in the lower stratosphere for 2013 were slightly below the 1981–2010 average.
Observing temperature patterns in the lower stratosphere—second major layer of the atmosphere—gives scientists clues about our planet’s changing climate.