Severe Arctic Ozone Loss

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday October 5, 2011 @12:12AM from the santa-needs-sunblock dept.

iONiUM writes "The BBC reports that 'Ozone loss over the Arctic this year was so severe that for the first time it could be called an "ozone hole" like the Antarctic one, scientists report. About 20km (13 miles) above the ground, 80% of the ozone was lost, they say. The cause was an unusually long spell of cold weather at altitude. In cold conditions, the chlorine chemicals that destroy ozone are at their most active.' This is the first time in observational history that the Arctic ozone has been depleted to such extensive levels (abstract). This will mean high UV problems for Russia, Greenland and Norway."

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Re:Global warming by ArcherB · 2011-10-05 00:37 · Score: 4, Insightful

The air has been exceptionally cold up there? Where is all that global warming everyone is speaking about?
Mr. Republican/Tea party member, the correct term is "Climate Change".
Enjoy the rest of your science bashing day.
Can you point to a time... any time in history when earth was NOT experiencing "Climate Change"?

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