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The "sone of risk" is probably the entire earth between 57°N and 57°S, but the Russian news report pumped up the warning to Moscow.

NASA says readings from UARS provided conclusive evidence that chlorine in the atmosphere, originating from human-produced chlorofluorocarbons, is at the root of the polar ozone hole.

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I may not be a rocket scientist, but how did they measure polar ozone with a satellite that did not travel over the polar region?

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sone = Zone

5 yards and loss of down