[NormsRevenge]

A Chinstrap Pengiun on Half Moon Island in the South Shetlands, off the Antarctic peninsula, in a file photo. A Chinstrap Pengiun on Half Moon Island in the South Shetlands, off the Antarctic peninsula, in a file photo. (File/Reuters)

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posted as found .. I did not double caption photo

chinstrap penguins? that's a new one on me..

[NormsRevenge]

Oh, and put some extra sunscreen on, just in case.

I'll try and make sure to in Hawaii next month..

[Abathar]

""This year's extreme loss of ozone can be explained by the temperatures above Antarctica reaching the lowest recorded in the area since 1979," Zehner added. "

But, but, how can this be? The ice shelves are melting, global warming is going to kill us all, and the temperature is now too darn COLD? I guess Algore has a reason for this in his book, got to plunk down $20 to hear it though.....

[NormsRevenge]

A September 6, 2000 NASA image of the (now) 2nd largest ozone hole ever over Antartica is shown in this undated file photo. A satellite has detected record losses of ozone over Antarctica this year, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Monday, further damaging the shield that protects the Earth from cancer-causing ultraviolet rays. REUTERS/HO/NASA

[Bigh4u2]

"The presence of a hole in the ozone layer over the Antarctic was first recognized in 1985."


I had read an article years ago that the military had discovered the ozone hole in 1953 by satellite.

I wish I could remember where I read it.

[Exton1]

Did you notice the double talk first they say:
"Such significant ozone loss requires very low temperatures in the stratosphere combined with sunlight," ESA Atmospheric Engineer Claus Zehner said.
"This year's extreme loss of ozone can be explained by the temperatures above Antarctica reaching the lowest recorded in the area since 1979," Zehner added.

Then they end the article with an attack on Chlorofluorocarbons, which have banned since 1985. So how do they explain this? CFC’s have not been used for over 20 years, YET now the hole is getting bigger. They can’t have it both ways, which means that CFC’s were not the culprit they made it out to be.

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) containing chlorine and bromine have been blamed for thinning the ozone layer because they attack ozone molecules, causing them to break apart.
Many CFCs, once commonly used in refrigeration, air conditioning and industrial cleaning, were banned by the 1985 Vienna Convention and its Montreal Protocol of 1987. Despite that, CFCs have still not vanished from the air, ESA said.

[L98Fiero]

"The presence of a hole in the ozone layer over the Antarctic was first recognized in 1985."

Biggest scam ever perpetrated on the people of the world.

[GQuagmire]

Since no else has stepped up:BUSH'S FAULT!

[Right Wing Assault]

the temperatures above Antarctica reaching the lowest recorded in the area since 1979

Southern hemisphere folks, start burning more oil! We need more heat for the South Pole!

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

In the 1990's there were several proposals to use solar-powered rigid airships (dirigibles) or blimps to carry ozone-making equipment to the upper atmosphere. The ozone-making equipment is essentially over-sized spark plugs (or ion engines), so there are no technological barriers. A surprisingly small amount of ozone would be required to repair the ozone layer -- so the solution could be economically feasible.

[Hazcat]

CHINSTRAP PENGUINS are called this because they have a thin black line running from one side of the black on their head down underneath their beak (chin) and back up the other side. Sorta makes them look like they are wearing a helmet with a chinstrap hence their name.

[Joe 6-pack]

My personal theory is that global weather monitoring satellites cause the hole in the ozone. Without them, we'd have never heard of such things.

[MikefromOhio]

DOOMED!!!!!!



DOOMED!!!!!!

[LibLieSlayer]

rosies fault!!!

LLS