ESSIC / AOSC Professor Ross Salawitch recently provided comments for the Washington Post in a story titled, “The ozone hole is slowly healing – but this chemical could delay its recovery by decades.” The article, written by Chelsea Harvey, details that though the ozone hole is healing, a new study suggests that there are new threats to its recovery. As an expert in physics and atmospheric sciences, Salawitch provides commentary regarding the study and its ability to be a positive force in “sounding the alarm” about the problem.
![Satellite seasonal temperature difference maps indicate how the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem and its organisms may respond to the temperature changes. Here, the maps show warmer than average water temperatures from January through March 2020, cooler than average from April through June, near average July through September, and slightly warmer than average October through December. The long-term baseline is from the years 2008-2019.]](https://essic.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/rv-chesapeake2-150x150.jpg)
