Scientists See “Healing” In Antarctic Ozone Hole

[LebaneseDude 6,146]

From LA Times

For the first time in 30 years, the gaping hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica is showing signs of healing.

Every year since it was discovered in 1985, scientists have watched the hole grow bigger from one Antarctic spring to the next, eventually covering 10.9 million square miles in 2015.

Now researchers are noting an encouraging trend. Though the hole still exists and reached a record size last year, it is forming at a slower rate, according to a report published Thursday in the journal Science.

Thanks to human actions to curb the use of ozone-destroying chloroflourocarbons, or CFCs, the hole has started growing later in the spring, the study’s authors said, and they can foresee a time, around the middle of the century, when it’s gone.

“We are starting to see signs of improvement over Antarctica,” said Paul Newman, an atmospheric scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center who monitors the hole but was not involved in the study.

Earth wears the ozone layer like a thick blanket. The invisible gas blocks the majority of the sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation. Without that shield, life as we know it would not be possible.

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Hit the link for the graphic models.

[PartySick 172,545]

Yesss. Humanity slowly getting our sh*t together

[MaryJaneHolland 77,348]

Do they see LG5 somewhere?

[Helxig 45,359]

YESSS. And now PLEASE can the hole above New Zealand start to close up. I'm sick of our country having ridiculous burn rates and having to slather on SPF40 every time I go outside in Summer   it's not even fair. We're known as a clean green country, and all your asses gave us a big hole. Thank you world, for our high skin cancer rates 

[Didymus 34,380]

How exactly do we know that's due to human efforts though. I also heard people say the hole has a natural cycle of growing and shrinking.

Not sure about that tho. So many conflicting opinions.

[Helxig 45,359]

P.S...

8 minutes ago, LebaneseDude said:

 

Without that shieldInsert other media , life as we know it would not be possible.

 

[Lucas 31,128]

I wish they didn't talk about that, lazy humans will already be like "oh if it's healing let's produce more carbon & whatever pollutes a lot it's okay it will heal later"

[Quartz 12,762]

Upon first reading of the title, I thought this is about a new thing where people gather under the holes in the ozone layer to get healed from various ailments

[Didymus 34,380]

3 minutes ago, hellothing said:

Upon first reading of the title, I thought this is about a new thing where people gather under the holes in the ozone layer to get healed from various ailments

Same lmao

[Economy 52,859]

Weve known for some time it was gonna heal ever since chemicals like CFCs were banned in a big portion of the world

 

But they take 20+ years to rise to Ozone and then more time to break down

 

So weve been waiting for this healing for decades and its finally beggining 

[PunkTheFunk 125,703]

Gaga's impact 

Queen of Fixing the Ozone Layer

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[LebaneseDude 6,146]

2 hours ago, hellothing said:

Upon first reading of the title, I thought this is about a new thing where people gather under the holes in the ozone layer to get healed from various ailments

Magic is returning to Eartheros.

[Goosey 3,017]

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