Hole In Ozone Layer Now The Size Of North America

New Measurements From Orbit​

But new readings, provided by the Ozone Measuring Instrument aboard NASA's earth-observing Aura satellite, show what scientists suspected -- that even if CFCs are no longer made, molecules of the gases survive in the upper atmosphere for 40 to 100 years.

So the ozone hole has appeared again, bigger than ever.

"These numbers mean the ozone is virtually gone in this layer of the atmosphere," said David Hofmann, director of the Global Monitoring Division at the NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, in a statement. "The depleted layer has an unusual vertical extent this year, so it appears that the 2006 ozone hole will go down as a record-setter."

Does that mean the Montreal treaty has been a failure? Hardly, say the scientists who have worked on the issue -- if nothing had been done, the ozone loss would be much greater.

But they say people need to recognize how complex the chemistry of the atmosphere is, and be patient.

"It's very clear what happened over Antarctica, and why it happened," said NASA's Newman. "There's absolutely no question at all about the causes of the ozone hole."

Resources : http://articles.news.aol.com/news/_a/hole-...990019?cid=2194
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-2414002,00.html
http://wcbs880.com/pages/111139.php?conten...ontentId=226544
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061019/sc_nm/...onment_ozone_dc​

 

damn, i think were screwed....

 

that is really messed up, the size of are country :unsure: , thank god its closing

 

Not looking good isit.

 

Is that true ? :wacko:

 

continent*


that's really messed up in my opinion :|

 

That mean that we will have less girl on the beach with their bikinis

Just playing

 

Wow!

Thats big! Global Warming Sucks K?

 

Its closing isnt it?, Hows it at a record level then if its ment to be getting smaller ? :'(

 

It will when we are death

 

Well, we can always move to Mars. But wait, theres no water on Mars!

 

Governments are too lazy to do ---- about it.

Canadian governemt just made plans to reduce emissions that cause all this by 1/2 by 2050.

Its too vague, and too slow.

We need hybrid cars that dont look gay and that are affordable.

 

Blame America.

 

South Pole... that's like, the worst possible place it could happen :\

 

Woah cool.