25th Anniversary of the Discovery of Ozone Hole

9:20 PM Thu 13 May 2010 GMT

'Releasing a meteorology balloon - A scientist carries out ozone observations by releasing a meteorology balloon at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) research station, Halley, in Antarctica.' British Antarctic Survey &copy Click Here to view large photo

This week British Antarctic Survey (BAS) commemorates the 25th anniversary of one of its most dramatic scientific discoveries - the ozone hole. In May 1985 reporting in Nature Joe Farman, Brian Gardiner and Jonathan Shanklin described their observations of large losses of ozone over Antarctica. In this week's Nature Jonathan Shanklin reflects on how the discovery was made and what lessons were learnt. As part of the anniversary commemorations Jonathan Shanklin appears alongside Nobel Prize winner Paul Crutzen and leading US scientists David Fahey and Susan Solomon at a special international symposium organised by Cambridge University on Friday 7 May. ...

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