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[–] 15 points 3 months ago (5 children)

Well not to worry, all these internet swarm satellites might cause another one.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    how so?

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  • [–] 12 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    Video overview: https://youtu.be/oKK0dgDIxKY

    There's many studies, so here's two:

    https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2024GL109280

    https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2025EF007229

    Article: https://www.sciencefocus.com/space/how-elon-musks-dying-satellites-could-hurt-the-ozone-layer

    tl;dr: the massively increased rate of rocket launches and re-entry satellite burn-ups is creating a significant amount of pollution that is probably damaging the Ozone layer.

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