https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/vb5qwx/the-ozone-hole-is-the-smallest-its-been-since-1982 > The ozone hole, an infamous gap in a critical atmospheric layer over Antarctica, is smaller this year than at any time in its recorded history, NASA reported on Monday. > While this is a welcome positive story about the environment—people have been freaking out over the ozone hole since before Smashmouth immortalized it in the lyrics for All Star— the new measurement cannot solely be attributed to human efforts to prevent ozone depletion. In fact, abnormal weather mostly contributed to the hole’s reduced size.