MIT Professor Susan Solomon won the 2023 VinFuture Award for Female Innovators in recognition of her contributions to understanding ozone depletion and the creation of the Montreal Protocol.

Vexed by lags in producing cures for diabetes and cancer, she helped raise $400 million to start a foundation that has made breakthroughs in treating major diseases.

Atmospheric chemists at MIT have found that the smoke from Australia's "Black Summer" wildfires set off chemical reactions in the stratosphere that contributed to the destruction of ozone. The study is the first to establish a chemical link between wildfire smoke and ozone depletion.

An MIT study finds smoke particles in the stratosphere can trigger chemical reactions that erode the ozone layer — and that smoke particles from Australian wildfires widened the ozone hole by 10 percent in 2020.

"Solvable," a new book by MIT Professor Susan Solomon, uses success stories of past environmental policies, such as DDT and the ozone hole, as a guide for how we can mitigate the effects of climate change.

An MIT-led study confirms the Antarctic ozone layer is healing as a direct result of global efforts to reduce ozone-depleting substances.

Climate scientist and meteorologist Kerry Emanuel has spent more than 40 years at MIT undertaking pioneering research into hurricane formation and climate change outreach.

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A new MIT model of chemical reactions in the atmosphere finds the climate impacts of hydrogen may not be as large as previously thought — though preventing leakage must still be a priority as the hydrogen infrastructure develops.

Markets rallied this year as inflation moderated and job growth remains strong, feeding investors' hope that the economy can stick the elusive soft landing.

Scientists say water vapor injected into the stratosphere by the volcanic eruption in January may have a slight, though temporary, warming effect.

L.A. Times readers don't understand why Cerritos College was penalized for letting deaf/autistic Kade Wade play in a game whose outcome was decided.

Papua New Guinea had declared next Monday a public holiday in anticipation of an historic visit by U.S. President Joe Biden

Smoke from monster wildfires in Australia caused a chemical reaction that widened the ozone hole 10 percent, researchers said Wednesday, raising fears that increasing forest fires could delay the recovery of Earth's atmospheric protection against deadly UV radiation.

A wildfire can pump smoke up into the stratosphere, where the particles drift for over a year. A new MIT study has found that while suspended there these particles can trigger chemical reactions that erode the protective ozone layer shielding the Earth from the sun's damaging ultraviolet radiation.

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