• Illogicalbit@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    In case you’d like a tldr;

    Although it may be too early to discuss the reasons behind the current ozone concentrations, some researchers speculate that this year’s unusual ozone patterns could be associated with the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai in January 2022.

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    Claus concludes, “Based on the Montreal Protocol and the decrease of anthropogenic ozone-depleting substances, scientists currently predict that the global ozone layer will reach its normal state again by around 2050.”

  • Ben Matthews
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    1 year ago

    Those polar stratospheric clouds have surprised us before in spring, and chemistry up there can be counterintuitive, but seems this is not a long-term trend.