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We can't even close the hole in the ozone layer. We were all patting each other on the back for a job well done (which it almost was), but then took our foot of
by iamtedd 2y ago
We can't even close the hole in the ozone layer. We were all patting each other on the back for a job well done (which it almost was), but then took our foot off the accelerator and now it's opening back up again.
- noname120 2y agoNot true: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/world-of-change/Ozone https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/world-of-change/Ozone Chlorofluorocarbons stay 50-150 years in the atmosphere, once they are there it takes a while for things to go back to normal. Hydrochlorofluorocarbons are also now banned pretty much everywhere, replaced with hydrofluorocarbons and hydrofluoroolefins which both have an ozone depletion potential of 0 (zero).