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The Watchers by Julie Celestial on April 3, 2020

A huge ozone hole has opened this year over the Arctic. While ozone holes normally form in the Antarctic zone every year because winter temperatures drop to extremely low values, allowing high-altitude clouds to develop-- the Arctic has more varying temperatures and is not usually set for ozone depletion​. While the hole isn't a health threat now since the Sun is just beginning to move above the horizon in the high latitudes, there is a slim chance that the hole could shift to lower latitudes and more populated places.

This zone of low ozone levels covers the central portion of the region-- a territory which is about three times the size of Greenland. The depletion of the ozone layer in the Arctic has only been recorded twice-- in 1997 and 2011.

"There are some indications that it might be worse than in 2011," said Gloria Manney, an atmospheric scientist with NorthWest Research Associates.

Martin Daeris, another atmospheric scientist at the German Aerospace Center, noted that this is the first time experts can discuss a real ozone hole in the Arctic.

More: https://watchers.news/2020/04/03/rare-ozone-hole-opens-over-the-arctic-likely-the-largest-in-history/

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Re: Rare ozone hole opens over the Arctic, likely the largest in history
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2020, 08:15:13 pm »
Must mean a Republican is in the White House.