But still on track to shrink? From your source (thank you for the read):

> Claus concludes, “Based on the Montreal Protocol and the decrease of anthropogenic ozone-depleting substances, scientists currently predict that the global ozone layer will reach its normal state again by around 2050.”

There was a discussion about this on the front page the other day:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37949994

If I understand correctly then the ozone hole fluctuates with the seasons but on average it's still shrinking.