A hole in the ozone layer seven times bigger than the one over the Antarctic continent has been discovered sitting over the tropics – and has been there for over 30 years.
A scientist found the huge hole by examining climate and temperature data in the ozone above tropical regions – to the shock of the rest of the scientific community.
It was found the hole was present all-year-round that has been there since the 1980s and sits over areas that make up half the world’s surface area and house half the population of the globe.
