In the scientific journal Nature on May 16, 1985, three scientists from the British Antarctic Survey announce their detection of abnormally low levels of ozone over the South Pole.

Where was ozone hole discovered for the first time?

Discovery of the Ozone Hole. In May 1985, Farman et al. (1985) reported seeing a large secular decrease in the total ozone column over the Halley Bay station in Antarctica operated by the British Antarctic Survey.

Who discovered hole in ozone layer?

The discovery of the Antarctic "ozone hole" by British Antarctic Survey scientists Farman, Gardiner and Shanklin (first reported in a paper in Nature in May 1985) came as a shock to the scientific community, because the observed decline in polar ozone was far larger than anyone had anticipated.