The Arctic Ozone Hole

So far we have hear about the ozone depletion at the South Pole and over the Antarctic region, but this year the scientists have recorded enough of ozone depletion in the skies above the Arctic to declare that an Arctic Ozone Hole is now a reality. The science experiments that recorded the data over the Arctic say that things are as bad at the North Pole as they are at the South Pole.

The formation of the ozone hole in the Antarctic region has been an annual feature for some decades now, but things are surely getting worse if the same problem is now cropping up in the Arctic region as well. The ozone hole is caused by the combination of cold temperatures and lingering ozone-depleting pollutants in the atmosphere.

The ozone layer is vital to the well being of the denizens of earth as it filters out unwanted radiation entering the atmosphere. The constant depletion of ozone by reaction with polluting chemicals has been playing havoc with this protective layer in the atmosphere.

Despite the ban on aerosols that were seen as the primary culprits, the damage that has already been done is considerable. It is now a vital science project which seeks to save what is left of the ozone layer and to somehow refill the ozone holes that crop up annually at the poles.