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Topic: South Pole

NOAA technicians launch a weather balloon carrying an ozonesonde, an instrument that measures the annual formation of the Antarctic Ozone Hole.

NOAA, NASA: 2025 ozone hole is 5th smallest since 1992

November 24, 2025

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NOAA technicians launch a weather balloon carrying an ozonesonde, an instrument that measures the annual formation of the Antarctic Ozone Hole.

MARCH 20, 2025: The setting sun at NOAA's South Pole Atmospheric Baseline Observatory. Dark Sector telescopes and a final glimpse of sunlight are framed by a wave of snow, setting off six months of darkness at the South Pole.

Photo feature: Last light at South Pole brings 6 months of darkness

April 2, 2025

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greenhouse gases

solar radiation

MARCH 20, 2025: The setting sun at NOAA's South Pole Atmospheric Baseline Observatory. Dark Sector telescopes and a final glimpse of sunlight are framed by a wave of snow, setting off six months of darkness at the South Pole.

Sunrise behind the National Science Foundation’s Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. This sunrise on September 202024 marked the start of spring in the Southern Hemisphere after six months of darkness for staff at NOAA's South Pole Observatory.

Photo feature: ‘The sun is finally back' at the South Pole

October 1, 2024

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Sunrise behind the National Science Foundation’s Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. This sunrise on September 202024 marked the start of spring in the Southern Hemisphere after six months of darkness for staff at NOAA's South Pole Observatory.

This March 20, 2024 sunset at the South Pole signaled the return of fall in the Southern Hemisphere, and six months of darkness for NOAA staff at the South Pole Observatory.

Sunset at the South Pole signals 6 months of darkness

April 4, 2024

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This March 20, 2024 sunset at the South Pole signaled the return of fall in the Southern Hemisphere, and six months of darkness for NOAA staff at the South Pole Observatory.

Measurements taken by NOAA scientists show carbon dioxide levels are now permanently above 400 parts per million — even at the South Pole, which is the last place on Earth to register the impacts of increasing emissions from fossil fuel consumption. This photo shows NOAA's South Pole Observatory in the distance.

Photo story: Flying north for the winter

March 1, 2024

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Measurements taken by NOAA scientists show carbon dioxide levels are now permanently above 400 parts per million — even at the South Pole, which is the last place on Earth to register the impacts of increasing emissions from fossil fuel consumption. This photo shows NOAA's South Pole Observatory in the distance.

The tiny Antarctic field camp at Cape Shirreff on a sunny day and bluish skies with tall, snowy Antarctic mountains in the background.

Sheltering science at the end of the Earth, part 3: Life outside of work

December 27, 2023

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The tiny Antarctic field camp at Cape Shirreff on a sunny day and bluish skies with tall, snowy Antarctic mountains in the background.

Two men working outside the original Seal Island field camp (red buildings in the distance) at Cape Shirreff, Antarctica. Off to the left are hundreds of penguins looking on.

Sheltering science at the end of the Earth, part 2: Tiny, but mighty

December 27, 2023

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Two men working outside the original Seal Island field camp (red buildings in the distance) at Cape Shirreff, Antarctica. Off to the left are hundreds of penguins looking on.

A black and white image of a tiny Antarctic field camp settled among huge, snow-covered mountains of Cape Shirreff.

Sheltering science at the end of the Earth: Part 1 of our three-part series

December 27, 2023

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A black and white image of a tiny Antarctic field camp settled among huge, snow-covered mountains of Cape Shirreff.

The rising sun marks the arrival of spring at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, September 18, 2023.

Photo feature: 'First bit of orange glow’ greets NOAA crew at South Pole

September 22, 2023

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The rising sun marks the arrival of spring at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, September 18, 2023.

Ozone hole and ozone concentration over Antarctica on October 7, 2021.

Path to ozone layer recovery reaches milestone

August 23, 2022

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Ozone hole and ozone concentration over Antarctica on October 7, 2021.

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