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Thanks To the Montreal Protocol, We Avoided Severe Ozone Depletion
hypnosec writes: Scientists say the ozone layer is in good shape thanks to the Montreal Protocol, which has helped us avoid severe ozone depletion. Research suggests that the Antarctic ozone hole would have been 40% bigger by now if not for the international treaty. "Our research confirms the importance of the Montreal Protocol and shows that we have already had real benefits. We knew that it would save us from large ozone loss 'in the future', but in fact we are already past the point when things would have become noticeably worse," lead author Professor Martyn Chipperfield, from the School of Earth & Environment at the University of Leeds, said in a press release.
And, how does this all relate to the much-feared, much-publicized "global warming". I must note that the hottest decade on record was the same decade in which the ozone layer was most depleted. As the ozone layer repairs itself, those temps seem to be going down.
Is it REALLY carbon dioxide that caused all that warming? Or - was it the ozone layer?
No one seems to address that possibility.
"Windows is like the faint smell of piss in a subway: it's there, and there's nothing you can do about it." - Charlie Br
DuPont made a pile off the new alternatives. The "recovery" started happening even before change of CFCs implemented, clearly the size of the "hole" just solar cycle driven. What a bunch of sheeple....