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This image is from a video made in 2011 that compiled visualizations of the Antarctic ozone hole. Recent findings have shown that the hole is filling up — while other parts of ozone remain on the decline.

The ozone hole over the Antarctic is beginning to fill up. Here’s the bad news.

Science

In spite of recovery in the Antarctic, the forecast for the ozone is not as rosy near the equator and in the middle latitudes.

Hampshire College library

Hampshire College goes 100 percent solar

Education
Solar panels

California’s electrical grid can’t handle all the solar energy the state is producing

Technology
Solar panels at Topaz Solar Farm in California.

Solar panels are cheaper than ever. But some manufacturers are losing money.

Technology
Chamonix Skywalk

Stepping out in the new year?

Global Scan
A solar panel produced at SolarWorld, America's largest manufacturer.

US solar panel manufacturers get a gift from the US military

Business, Economics and Jobs

The Pentagon has made it clear that its “Buy American” policy will be in effect for solar panels — which means Chinese-made solar panels are no longer acceptable for US military installation in the US and abroad.

Solar panel in India

Rural India Turns to Solar Power

Business, Economics and Jobs

The use of solar power in rural parts of India is growing. Small loans have made solar panels available to homes and businesses that otherwise suffer from India’s severe electricity shortage.

Comic Relief for Climate Change

Satire, slapstick and global warming? British author Ian McEwan sets his new comic novel in the realm of climate science.