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Again, the ozone layer isn't "solved." It's "recovering." Go ask any reasonable person in Australia or New Zealand if the ozone is 'solved.' We haven’t fixed t
by formerkrogemp 4y ago
Again, the ozone layer isn't "solved." It's "recovering." Go ask any reasonable person in Australia or New Zealand if the ozone is 'solved.'
We haven’t fixed the problem[1], although I agree there is some worthwhile pat-on-the-back for fixing the cause. The ozone hole is still there decades later, and will be there for decades more.
In New Zealand, they are affected by the extra UV radiation, and strong sunblock can be important.
The effect by UV should give us more understanding and sympathy for countries that will be drowned by climate change, even though our government isn't doing jack shit.
[1] NASA website says “Scientists have already seen the first definitive proof of ozone recovery, observing a 20 percent decrease in ozone depletion during the winter months from 2005 to 2016.” “Models predict that the Antarctic ozone layer will mostly recover by 2040.” Also see synthetic image of 2021 hole: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/2021-antarctic-ozo https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/2021-antarctic-ozo...
- Ensorceled 4y ago> Again, the ozone layer isn't "solved." It's "recovering." Sure. But it's recovering, acid rain isn't solved either, but it's getting better. Climate change is getting worse, every, single, year.