Shrinking Ozone Hole, Climate Change Are Causing Atmospheric “Tug of War”
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/shrinking-ozone-hole-climate-change-are-causing-atmospheric-tug-of-war/
The notorious Antarctic “ozone hole” sparked worldwide concern after its discovery in the 1980s, and for good reason — declining ozone allows harmful ultraviolet radiation to reach the Earth’s surface, a major threat to public health.
But the ozone hole had another effect on the planet: It caused major atmospheric changes in the Southern Hemisphere.
Shrinking Ozone Hole, Climate Change Are Causing Atmospheric “Tug of War”
Mar 26, 2020, 9:50pm UTC
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/shrinking-ozone-hole-climate-change-are-causing-atmospheric-tug-of-war/
> The notorious Antarctic “ozone hole” sparked worldwide concern after its discovery in the 1980s, and for good reason — declining ozone allows harmful ultraviolet radiation to reach the Earth’s surface, a major threat to public health.
> But the ozone hole had another effect on the planet: It caused major atmospheric changes in the Southern Hemisphere.