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NASA Announces Record Ozone Hole

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Friday October 20, 2006 @05:48PM from the we-need-a-really-big-patch dept.

Drewsk writes "NASA has announced that the ozone hole over the Antarctic has broken all records. From the story: 'From September 21 to 30, the average area of the ozone hole was the largest ever observed, at 10.6 million square miles,' said Paul Newman, atmospheric scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. If the stratospheric weather conditions had been normal, the ozone hole would be expected to reach a size of about 8.9 to 9.3 million square miles, about the surface area of North America.""

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Re:Was Wondering... by Alioth · 2006-10-20 19:29 · Score: 0, Redundant

Obsoleting CFCs (not just Freon) has helped, but it will take decades - CFCs linger for an awfully long time, depleting ozone for an awfully long time.

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How fast will the posts denouncing this will begin by Anonymous Coward · 2006-10-20 20:00 · Score: -1, Redundant

bad science, man is not responsible for this, this is a natural occurance, etc etc. I will check back in an hour or so to read the predictable bullshit posted.
face it people, global warming IS here. Doesnt matter if man's activities are resposnbile for this or not. The ONLY question left is HOW BAD this will affect our ability to produce food and feed 6.5 billion people(soon to be 7).
Funny ..... by snoggeramus · 2006-10-21 00:19 · Score: 1, Redundant

No mention of the hole that is made every time the space shuttle punches through.