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Unless you live in Antarctica the ozone hole has little bearing on how much UV exposure you're getting. The stronger sun down in NZ and Aus is mostly due to Ea
by spacemark 4y ago
Unless you live in Antarctica the ozone hole has little bearing on how much UV exposure you're getting. The stronger sun down in NZ and Aus is mostly due to Earth's elliptical orbit (closer to the sun during south hemisphere summer than north) and fewer pollutants in the air that absorb light, which is due to the fact that 90% of the world's population lives north of the equator.
- EdwardDiego 4y agoOur climate scientists beg to differ :) https://niwa.co.nz/our-services/online-services/uv-ozone https://niwa.co.nz/our-services/online-services/uv-ozone (Ozone "holes" form over Antarctica, but then migrate northwards)
- spacemark 4y agoNot saying it doesn't have an effect, just that it's vastly overstated and the real picture is more complex. As usual, the nature of things is difficult to convey in a tweet.