NASA, NOAA 2026 Ozone Hole Update

Earth’s protective ozone layer remains on track for long-term recovery, despite atmospheric conditions that contributed to a larger Antarctic ozone hole in 2026, NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported. The ozone hole ranked seventh largest by area in 48 years of monitoring, but was not as deep as other large holes on record. Universal Production Music: Drift Underscore by Prodhomme Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Scientific Visualization Studio Producer: Katie Jepson (eMITS) Writer: Sally Younger (NASA/JPL) Social media support: Sofie Bates (eMITS) Scientist: Paul Newman (NASA/GSFC) Technical support: Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.) This video can be freely shared and downloaded at https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/15116. While the video in its entirety can be shared without permission, the music and some individual imagery may have been obtained through permission and may not be excised or remixed in other products. Specific details on such imagery may be found here: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/15116. For more information on NASA’s media guidelines, visit https://nasa.gov/multimedia/guidelines. If you liked this video, subscribe to the NASA Goddard YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/NASAGoddard Follow NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center · Instagram http://www.instagram.com/nasagoddard · X http://twitter.com/NASAGoddard · Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NASAGoddard · Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc