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Ozone Layer Improving Faster Than Expected
SpaceAdmiral writes "Since the implementation of the Montreal Protocol, which limited ozone-destroying gasses like CFCs, the Earth's ozone layer has been recovering. However, new studies show that the ozone in the lower stratosphere is actually recovering faster than the Montreal Protocol alone can explain." From the article: "It's a complicated question. CFCs are not the only things that can influence the ozone layer; sunspots, volcanoes and weather also play a role. Ultraviolet rays from sunspots boost the ozone layer, while sulfurous gases emitted by some volcanoes can weaken it. Cold air in the stratosphere can either weaken or boost the ozone layer, depending on altitude and latitude. These processes and others are laid out in a review just published in the May 4th issue of Nature: 'The search for signs of recovery of the ozone layer' by Elizabeth Westhead and Signe Andersen."
You say it like you are proud, butI suppose most sociopaths tend to think *they* are the righteous ones.
You are a worthless sack of pig shit, and should be spat upon by everyone.
If real science can't explain how the hole in the ozone is repairing faster than predicted then junk science doesn't have a chance with "global warming". (i'm sorry, it's "climate change" now)
But, without a doubt, we know that mankind's abuse of fossil fuels alone is altering the global climate, melting the polar icecaps, generating more frequent and destructive tropical storms, and killing off massive species of plants and animials.
Yes indeed folks, we know this 100% for sure because SCIENTISTS say so!
"Ask not what your country can do for you." --John F. Kennedy
Just like the internet, Al Gore will take credit for this one.
I'm pretty conservative but you really shouldn't fuck around with the environment, even if you think/know you can't/won't harm it, as it's not exactly a renewable resource once its screwed. Let me put it this way, we'd get new oil before we'd get a new environment.
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