▲ 486 ▼ Ozone hole over Antarctica grows to one of the largest on record, scientists say (abcnews.go.com) submitted 2 years ago by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/news@lemmy.world 95 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Aeonx21@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) Tbh, I didn't know that it could shrink. Thought that once we fucked up, that was it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] figaro@lemdro.id 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) It can repair itself, we just needed to stop putting aerosols into the air. Same deal now, apparently China needs to get its shit together and stop using the chemical the whole world already decided to stop using. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aeonx21@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Oof. I wonder how big of an impact that would make if a country that big made a change. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] figaro@lemdro.id 2 points 2 years ago* It would literally fix the problem. The problem was essentially fixed until China un-fixed it permalink fedilink source parent [–] SterlingVapor@slrpnk.net 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Yep, it's pretty amazing how much not destroying the environment helps it recover... although the closer we get to a collapse, the more that ability to bounce back diminishes Literally every aspect of our world is in a balance... Everything wears down over time, so the current state is basically a homeostasis between biological, geological, and astrological forces. The problem is that humans act on a far shorter time scale - 100 humans could cut down trees faster than a forest can regrow, 8 billion can change the atmospheric composition in a decade or two permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aeonx21@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Sadge. Wish I learned more about this when I was younger and that kids these learn early enough. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] figaro@lemdro.id 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) It can repair itself, we just needed to stop putting aerosols into the air. Same deal now, apparently China needs to get its shit together and stop using the chemical the whole world already decided to stop using. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aeonx21@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Oof. I wonder how big of an impact that would make if a country that big made a change. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] figaro@lemdro.id 2 points 2 years ago* It would literally fix the problem. The problem was essentially fixed until China un-fixed it permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aeonx21@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Oof. I wonder how big of an impact that would make if a country that big made a change. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] figaro@lemdro.id 2 points 2 years ago* It would literally fix the problem. The problem was essentially fixed until China un-fixed it permalink fedilink source parent
[–] figaro@lemdro.id 2 points 2 years ago* It would literally fix the problem. The problem was essentially fixed until China un-fixed it permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SterlingVapor@slrpnk.net 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Yep, it's pretty amazing how much not destroying the environment helps it recover... although the closer we get to a collapse, the more that ability to bounce back diminishes Literally every aspect of our world is in a balance... Everything wears down over time, so the current state is basically a homeostasis between biological, geological, and astrological forces. The problem is that humans act on a far shorter time scale - 100 humans could cut down trees faster than a forest can regrow, 8 billion can change the atmospheric composition in a decade or two permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aeonx21@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Sadge. Wish I learned more about this when I was younger and that kids these learn early enough. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aeonx21@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Sadge. Wish I learned more about this when I was younger and that kids these learn early enough. permalink fedilink source parent