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Upper Ozone Depletion Declining

Posted by timothy on from the better-than-increasing dept.

Silas writes "This SF Chronicle article (and many others) reports that destruction of the upper part of Earth's ozone layer has slowed because of the international effort more than a decade ago to ban ozone-damaging aerosols. More about the study and techniques used is here. We're still a long way away from recovery, but it's a nice example of humans taking an active role in reversing some of the damage we've done."

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  1. Re:less damage by Atzanteol · · Score: 2, Funny
    Does less wrong make a right?
    You ever hear the saying "you need to crawl before you can walk?"

    Yes, less bad is good. But then, I guess I'm a highly paid genious so this sort of logic comes easily to me.
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    "Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge"

    - Charles Darwin
  2. Doing My Part by 4of12 · · Score: 2, Funny

    nice example of humans taking an active role

    People in L.A. have been doing their part, drivign their cars in the sunshine, to help create more ozone!

    Now if we could only get it off the ground and up high we'd have it made.

    As a side note, the high flying SSTs, such as the Concorde, have stopped in the last few years.

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    "Provided by the management for your protection."
  3. Thank Mrs. Claus for that one by Dancin_Santa · · Score: 3, Funny

    She's changed Tuesday's menu from Mexican burritos to Tofu burgers.

    The elves are breathing a little easier on Wednesday mornings.

  4. can you prove this hypothesis? by DrSkwid · · Score: 4, Funny

    but it's a nice example of humans taking an active role in reversing some of the damage we've done.

    "How's the anti-elephant cream coming along?"

    "Can *you* see any elephants?"

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    There are places where the networks are not touching,and there are places where they are-Boeing's Lori Gunter