2020 Weather Patterns Push Antarctic Ozone Hole to 12th-Largest on Record

A cold and stable Antarctic vortex supported the development of the 12th-largest ozone hole on record in 2020. The hole reached its peak extent on Sept. 20 at 24.8 million square kilometers.

Music: "Solar Winds" from Universal Production Music

Video credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Scientific Visualization Studio
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Eric Nash (SSAI): Visualizer
Kathryn Mersmann (USRA): Graphics
Paul Newman (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Susan Strahan (USRA): Scientist

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