Common ozone measurements over the southern hemisphere throughout 1-10 August
NASA/Goddard Earth Observing System
The ozone gap over Antarctica has opened weeks sooner than common and will develop to near-record measurement because of delayed results of the huge Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcanic eruption final 12 months.
The outlet within the ozone layer has been step by step therapeutic because the 1987 Montreal Protocol led to the phase-out of ozone-depleting chemical compounds like chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), nevertheless it opens and closes seasonally yearly.
Lately, the outlet has began to open in mid-to-late August, when spring begins within the …