Severe Arctic Ozone Loss 259
iONiUM writes
"The BBC reports that 'Ozone loss over the Arctic this year was so severe that for the first time it could be called an "ozone hole" like the Antarctic one, scientists report. About 20km (13 miles) above the ground, 80% of the ozone was lost, they say. The cause was an unusually long spell of cold weather at altitude. In cold conditions, the chlorine chemicals that destroy ozone are at their most active.' This is the first time in observational history that the Arctic ozone has been depleted to such extensive levels (abstract). This will mean high UV problems for Russia, Greenland and Norway."
Re:Where have I seen this before (Score:2, Interesting)
In this case you are wrong. Global warming has EVERYTHING to do with the hole in the ozone layer. Greenhouse gases that cause global warming also cause a cooling in the upper atmosphere and THAT is the cause of the ozone hole, because the CFC chemicals that destroy ozone are activated by low temperatures.