New study shows mysterious solar particle blasts can devastate the ozone layer

Every few thousand years, the Sun unleashes a burst of high-energy particles that can have serious consequences for life on Earth.

Damage to the ozone layer and climate change forming feedback loop

Increased solar radiation penetrating through the damaged ozone layer is interacting with the changing climate, and the consequences are rippling through the Earth's natural systems, effecting everything from weather to sea mammals.