Measurements from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite show that this year’s ozone hole over Antarctica is one of the biggest on record. The hole, which is what scientists call an ‘ozone depleting area,’ reached a size of 26 million sq km on 16 September 2023. This is roughly three times the size of Brazil.
This phenomenon is the kind of shit that makes “climate change” controversial. Because temporary events can cool us down while the macro-pattern is increasing heat.
If this is the true cause, I wonder if we’ll see a “Volcanic Winter” the next few years: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanic_winter
This phenomenon is the kind of shit that makes “climate change” controversial. Because temporary events can cool us down while the macro-pattern is increasing heat.
EDIT: It’s actually expected to cause warming because of the massive amounts of water it pushed into the stratosphere: https://climate.nasa.gov/news/3204/tonga-eruption-blasted-unprecedented-amount-of-water-into-stratosphere/