Ozone getting better?

With global warming whipping everyone into a frenzy about our

imminent doom,

it’s refreshing to hear that the hole in the ozone layer above the Antarctic appears to have stopped widening. 

Two of the scientists whose work helped alert the world to the existence of a hole in the ozone layer in the 1980s told a conference in Washington they were hopeful that the ozone layer was recovering.

The NOAA (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) said the improvement in the ozone layer was caused largely by the phasing out of CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons) from products such as aerosol sprays and refrigerators.

The production of these chemicals was restricted by the Montreal Protocol which became effective in 1987 – and is deemed a success.

However, the chemicals brought in to replace CFCs are themselves not benign, and are thought to contribute heavily to global warming.

Bringing us back to our impending doom. 

BBC News: Ozone hole stable, say scientist