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CFCs Decreasing; Ozone Hole May Decrease As Well
hype7 writes "According to this article at the Sydney Morning Herald, scientists from Australia's CSIRO have discovered that the ozone hole over the antarctic is shrinking - and should be completely gone by the year 2050." Note that the article does not say the ozone hole is decreasing, only that the level of atmospheric CFC's is and that the hole is expected to follow suit. Eventually.
But this still doesn't mean that Escursion you're looking at is a good thing to buy! I should tell us that even if we can't seem to get our shit together as a united species on a dinky little planet, we can still do positive things like reduce CFC's. So think about that before you buy that new truck.
If tits were wings it'd be flying around.
With the recent news of the Antarctic melting at an extreme rate, I must agree with my esteemed colleagues in the fields of meteorology and ecological sciences that something must be done to prevent the nation of Tuvalu from being completely submerged by melted polar ice cap. My ecological chemist counterparts have been predicting these events with exact science for close to a decade. From the looks of this article, it would appear that they've been taken seriously. Look at the facts: CFC concentration is down. With the lack of CFC molecules present to bond with errant ozone molecules, the hole will have to repair itself with said ozone. We're entering a new era of global intellectual foresight with the assistance of my fellow academics.
Well done, Michael for editing (in this case, appending) the correct statement to the story. Other editors would have posted verbatim, but you READ THE STORY.
Thank you, & keep it up.
Ok, this ac's viewpoint may not be a popular one, but it seems legit and he has facts to go with it. What's with the "troll" moderation. Censorship?