Earth Finally Fixed Largest Ozone Layer
Earth has several ways of healing itself from any detrimental change, with or without the present COVID-19 lockdown going round the world.
A new example of this has just been recorded as scientists confirm that the 1 million square kilometers wide hole over the Arctic has now closed.
A rare hole within the ozonosphere, spreading over 1 million square kilometres in area, was discovered by scientists earlier this month. the opening was understood to be a result of low temperatures at the North Pole. Had the record-breaking hole managed to maneuver south with the air currents, it might have posed an immediate threat to humans.
Copernicus' Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) and Copernicus global climate change Service (C3S), implemented on behalf of the ecu Commission, have now confirmed that the opening over the North Pole has healed itself. A recent tweet by the agency also explains the explanations behind an equivalent
Note that the healing of the opening within the Earth’s ozonosphere has nothing to try to to with the continued reduction in pollution thanks to COVID-19 lockdown. Instead, it's due to the polar vortex - high-altitude currents bringing cold air to the polar regions.
Copernicus ECMWF explains that the polar vortex experienced this year was extremely powerful, with very cold temperatures inside it. This further resulted within the generation of stratospheric clouds that destroyed the ozonosphere by reacting with CFC gases. Note that the utilization of CFC gases by humans was banned by the 1987 Montreal Protocol.
Now, that polar vortex has weakened, causing the normalcy to return within the ozonosphere within the polar region. Copernicus ECMWF predicts that it'll form again, but it might not affect the ozonosphere the maximum amount subsequent time.
Note that such holes within the ozonosphere are commonly formed above the Antarctic at the South Pole , especially during the austral spring (July to September), since the stratosphere is of course much colder round the time,
The ozonosphere hole over the Arctic at this point was caused by the strong and consistent polar vortex and therefore the resulting concentration of more ozone-depleting chemicals than usual. Whether this is often in the least linked to global climate change on Earth remains up for debate.
A new example of this has just been recorded as scientists confirm that the 1 million square kilometers wide hole over the Arctic has now closed.
A rare hole within the ozonosphere, spreading over 1 million square kilometres in area, was discovered by scientists earlier this month. the opening was understood to be a result of low temperatures at the North Pole. Had the record-breaking hole managed to maneuver south with the air currents, it might have posed an immediate threat to humans.
Copernicus' Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) and Copernicus global climate change Service (C3S), implemented on behalf of the ecu Commission, have now confirmed that the opening over the North Pole has healed itself. A recent tweet by the agency also explains the explanations behind an equivalent
Note that the healing of the opening within the Earth’s ozonosphere has nothing to try to to with the continued reduction in pollution thanks to COVID-19 lockdown. Instead, it's due to the polar vortex - high-altitude currents bringing cold air to the polar regions.
Copernicus ECMWF explains that the polar vortex experienced this year was extremely powerful, with very cold temperatures inside it. This further resulted within the generation of stratospheric clouds that destroyed the ozonosphere by reacting with CFC gases. Note that the utilization of CFC gases by humans was banned by the 1987 Montreal Protocol.
Now, that polar vortex has weakened, causing the normalcy to return within the ozonosphere within the polar region. Copernicus ECMWF predicts that it'll form again, but it might not affect the ozonosphere the maximum amount subsequent time.
Note that such holes within the ozonosphere are commonly formed above the Antarctic at the South Pole , especially during the austral spring (July to September), since the stratosphere is of course much colder round the time,
The ozonosphere hole over the Arctic at this point was caused by the strong and consistent polar vortex and therefore the resulting concentration of more ozone-depleting chemicals than usual. Whether this is often in the least linked to global climate change on Earth remains up for debate.
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