[Libloather]

Sounds like a great time to buy that forth SUV...

[Hodar]

Just a casual observation here. Ozone is created by cosmic energy, which breaks the O2 into O1 (ozone). We have had quite a bit of sun spot activity, thus we have been bombarded by unusually high cosmic radiation. The radiation is the fuel that fires our ozone layer, replenishing the ozone (which really wants to be O2).

Will the flourocarbons (which are really heavy molecules - and how the #%$&* did they get way up there?) once again act as a catalyst and expedite the breakdown of Ozone into O2 again? Will Fred marry Dianne? Stay tuned, same bat channel, same bat time.

[YaYa123]

Maybe the ozone hole disappearing explains Peter Jennings brainfart tonight. At the top of the news, he said, "today in Britain 100,000 marched in protest against Bush and the war".

Brit Hume started his show by saying "1/3 of the expected 100,000 protesters showed up today in London".

Who do you think was telling the truth?

[mombonn]

Must be Bush's fault - oh, wait - it's good news!

[paulk]

Several things in this article are not true.

The use of chlorofluorocarbons has been curbed under a global accord and levels of the chemicals in the atmosphere have been declining

There is no evidence of this – many places are increasing the use and it was predicted that the levels in the upper atmosphere may continue to increase.

The lack of ozone can let harmful ultraviolet rays from the sun reach the Earth's surface, causing skin cancer and cataracts, as well as destroying tiny plants and organisms at the beginning of the food chain.

Several non facts rolled up in this one. First, there is always some UV that reaches the surface anyway. Next, the only place that has had any record of more UV is at extreme polar attitudes.

Many chlorofluorocarbons continue to be used in the USA only some have been outlawed.

The idea that chlorofluorocarbons cause the ozone hole is a theory only – it has not been proved in any scientific way. There is a correlation with cold upper atmosphere temperatures and the ozone hole – and despite what you read in the news there is good evidence that the upper atmosphere is cooling and that could be the cause of the bigger longer lasting ozone hole. See : http://www.ghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/MSU/msusci.html

This link shows the only 'global' temperatures collected by anyone. The above work is by NASA scientists and show the cooling that is ignored by the trust and parrot press.

There is also the problem that the ozone hole data fails to span 10 or more solar cycles – something you would want before jumping to any conclusions IF you were a real scientist.

Please understand there is a big difference between science and belief - a chlorofluorocarbons caused ozone hole is a belief and not science.

[PhilSC]

It has been forming in the extremely low temperatures that mark the end of Antarctic winter every year since the mid-1980s, largely due to chemical pollution.

My understanding is that the first time anyone actually measured the ozone concentration in the Antarctic atmosphere during winter was the early 1980's. My guess is the ozone hole has been around for a lot longer than the 1980's.

[beelzepug]

Not surprising this was announced by UN officials. They're way out there in the ozone most of the time.

[farmfriend]

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[Old Jarhead 46]

In case you missed it you might get a chuckle from:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1025144/posts
which covers the latest scientific non-discussion by the so called experts in global warming.

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The seasonal "ozone hole" over the South Pole has disappeared again after reaching record size earlier this year, U.N. officials said Thursday.

We're all going to die!!!

[F.J. Mitchell]

So the hole closes up as the temperatures warm? Well thank goodness for global warming.