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[–] [email protected] 25 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I haven't checked the article linked. I could swear about a month ago I saw a headline saying the ozone hole was slowly recovering?? No?? NASA backed research or something? Did I imagine it all?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Yeah you aren’t imagining it. I recall reading one a while back saying the hole in the ozone layer over Antartica was healed. I cannot find the article in particle but a quick google search turned up this one that said it closed in 2021

Edit: Antartica

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Yeah I thought I saw one around here recently that said it had recovered since the 80s or 90s since we stopped using certain aerosols and refrigerants.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Best guess is the ozone is super sensitive to pollution and covid restrictions stopped.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

If everyone who could WFH did, I'm sure the lower carbon emissions from so many fewer cars on the road would have been a large help. Buuut noooo gotta be in the office so you can see me type a little.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

Carbon emissions don't contribute to the ozone hole, only certain pollutants

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You gotta be in the office so you stay in your district. If you could live anywhere and work the same job it would fuck up the gerrymandering

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I'm surprised I haven't heard that as an explanation for the anti-wfh people yet. That's a good one.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Your best guess is wrong :)