The Great Barrier Reef lies directly below
the largest hole in the ozone layer, which means the region receives significantly more UV radiation than other place on Earth.
With ozone layer depletion just beginning,
large holes in the ozone layer are rare now; but the frequency and severity of ozone layer depletion will increase with time.
With ozone layer depletion just beginning,
large holes in the ozone layer are rare now; but the frequency and severity of ozone layer depletion will increase with time.
Not exact matches
Volcano - fueled
holes in Earth's
ozone layer 252 million years ago may have repeatedly sterilized
large swaths of forest, setting the stage for the world's
largest mass extinction event.
In early October 2006, the Antarctic stratosphere was the coldest it has been since 1979, and the
ozone hole loomed bigger than ever, spanning an area
larger than North America.
In September, the
ozone hole is at its
largest because the cold winter months coupled with the returning daylight permit stratospheric cloud formations that do the most damage to the
ozone layer.
Unusually cold temperature and weak dynamics
in the Antarctic stratosphere this year resulted
in this
larger ozone hole.
The
large size of this year's
ozone hole will likely result
in increases of harmful ultraviolet rays at Earth's surface, particularly
in Antarctica and the Southern Hemisphere
in the coming months.
The 2015 Antarctic
ozone hole area was
larger and formed later than
in recent years, said scientists from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
The study had also discovered that the
largest ozone hole on record, which occurred
in 2015, was due to the eruption of Chile's Calbuco volcano.
Records
in depth and size haven't occurred during the same years (the
largest ozone hole occurred
in 2006), but the long - term trend
in both characteristics is consistent: from 1980 through the early 1990s, the
hole rapidly grew
in size and depth.
The Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory (PEARL)
in Eureka, Nunavut, which made key measurements last winter used to detect and analyze the
largest ozone hole ever detected over the Arctic, will cease year - round operations on April 30.
These are
large - scale waves, which travel through Earth's atmosphere similar to waves
in the oceans (see «Why Does the
Ozone Hole Vary
in Size?»).
Meanwhile, «
large majorities incorrectly think that the
hole in the
ozone layer and aerosol spray cans contribute to global warming, leading many to incorrectly conclude that banning aerosol spray cans or stopping rockets from punching
holes in the
ozone layer are viable solutions.»
So far, I find the CO2 meme has
larger holes in it than the
ozone hole itself - a lot of that is thanks to observations mapped out by Erl.
The lead author of the recent study on the
ozone layer believes that the reversal of the
hole's expansion is
in large part a result of the Protocol.
6 Ice age — time
in the past when continental glaciers covered
large parts of Earth's surface Global warming — a gradual increase
in the temperature of Earth's atmosphere Greenhouse gas — Gases
in the atmosphere, such as carbon dioxide, that trap solar energy
Ozone hole — a large area of reduced ozone concentration in the stratosphere, found over Antarctica Chlorofluorocarbon — chlorine compounds that are the main cause of ozone depletion KEY
Ozone hole — a
large area of reduced
ozone concentration in the stratosphere, found over Antarctica Chlorofluorocarbon — chlorine compounds that are the main cause of ozone depletion KEY
ozone concentration
in the stratosphere, found over Antarctica Chlorofluorocarbon — chlorine compounds that are the main cause of
ozone depletion KEY
ozone depletion KEY TERMS
Such
large ozone hole events may still occur
in future years, as projections indicate that the recovery will take decades before they disappear entirely by 2055 - 2065.
Could not you infer, that since Australia has had as
large or
larger floods
in the past, that perhaps the
ozone hole has been here for awhile?
Large majorities of people incorrectly think that the
hole in the
ozone layer and aerosol spray cans contribute to global warming, which some concluding that banning spray cans or «stopping rockets from punching
holes in the
ozone layer» are effective climate change solutions.
Given China's growing number of cars, along with other pollution sources — and Coke's growing market share
in China, bolstered by its offer this week to buy Huiyuan, the country's
largest juice maker — the machines couldn't come at a better time for the environment.How it happened Refrigerators used to rely on CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons) for cooling — until it was discovered they were boring a
hole in the
ozone layer.