ozone hole
noun
: an area of the ozone layer (as near the south pole) that is seasonally depleted of ozone
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Sending reflective particles into the atmosphere, called stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI), could also widen the Antarctic ozone hole.
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Justine Calma, The Verge, 11 June 2024
Just like acid rain falling from the sky, the radon gas leaking from our basements, or the ozone hole threatening to suck us all into outer space, a bygone natural disaster has returned to try to eliminate humanity once and for all.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2024
This agreement was highly effective—the ozone hole reached its peak size in 2006 and has been shrinking since then.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2024
Additionally, more sea ice is melting in the Antarctic due to global warming, making the ozone hole more harmful, the study authors note.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2024
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Justine Calma, The Verge, 11 June 2024
Just like acid rain falling from the sky, the radon gas leaking from our basements, or the ozone hole threatening to suck us all into outer space, a bygone natural disaster has returned to try to eliminate humanity once and for all.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2024
This agreement was highly effective—the ozone hole reached its peak size in 2006 and has been shrinking since then.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2024
Additionally, more sea ice is melting in the Antarctic due to global warming, making the ozone hole more harmful, the study authors note.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2024
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“Ozone hole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ozone%20hole. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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