Hole in Ozone Layer Shrinks 30 Percent


	Hole in Ozone Layer Shrinks 30 Percent

tabsey

10-5-2007 4:52 AM

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tabsey says:

Great news

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10-5-2007 3:54 PM

constantskeptic

finally the benevolent aliens are winning the fight and helping us in our evolution.... this is great news, definitely POPPED

10-5-2007 4:10 PM

jstates1

Considering how little of Earth's history anyone living today has observed, I doubt whether trends such as global warming or ozone depletion are as significant as everyone seems to think. Not that I'm for rampant pollution or anything, though.

But seriously, I don't really feel any better about myself or my future because of reading this sort of thing. It does make it plain, however, that we have much left to learn about our world.

10-5-2007 8:51 PM

aculton

I feel better.

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The gaping
hole in Earth's ozone layer has shrunk 30 percent in size compared to last
year, according to new measurements made by the European Space Agency's Envisat
satellite.
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The ozone
layer loses about 0.3 percent of its mass annually, yet fluctuates in its
thinness through the year. The region of extremely reduced ozone above <A href="http://www.livescience.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=460&gid=32&index=0">Antarctica</A>,
popularly known as a "hole," generally peaks in size during September
and October but regains its composure by the New Year.
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Researchers
are not certain if this year's <A href="http://www.livescience.com/php/multimedia/imagedisplay/img_display.php?pic=071003-ozone-hole1-02.jpg&cap=A+2007+satellite+view+of+the+ozone+layer+over+Antarctica%2C+where+black+and+blues+represent+the+thinest+ozone+while+pinks+and+white+represent+the+thickest+regions.+This+years+%22hole%22+was+30+percent+smaller+in+size+than+in+2006.+Credit:+KNMI%2FESA&title=Hole+in+Ozone+Layer+Shrinks+30+Percent&title=Hole%20in%20Ozone%20Layer%20Shrinks%2030%20Percent">smaller ozone hole</A>  means the radiation-blocking
layer is healing.
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