A study published by Qing-Bin Lu, a scientist from the University of Waterloo, reports that a “large and all-season ozone hole” has been detected over the tropics (30°N–30°S) and has been ...

A “huge” ozone hole that was not expected to exist has been identified in the Earth’s atmosphere over almost the entire tropical region. The hole is a year-round gap in the planet’s ozone ...

A Canadian scientist says he's discovered a massive hole in the ozone layer over the tropical region of the planet that could impact 50 per cent of the world's population. Qing-Bin Lu, a professor ...

In a recent single-author study published in AIP Advances, Qing-Bin Lu, a scientist from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, discusses a large and year-round ozone hole presiding in the ...

A scientist recently claimed that he'd discovered a gargantuan hole in the ozone layer that first appeared above the tropics in the 1980s but went unacknowledged until now. However, upon his ...

Qing-Bin Lu, a professor at the University of Waterloo, says the ozone hole is seven times the size of the well-known Antarctic ozone hole that emerges during spring.

The existence of the tropical ozone hole may cause great global concern.," said Lu. "The depletion of the ozone layer can lead to increased ground-level UV radiation, which can increase risk of ...