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interstat t1_j3tv808 wrote

Reply to comment by BigGreenBallOfLuck in The ozone layer is on track to recover in the next 40 years, the United Nations says by ascendingthemountain

Weird. I kept hearing 10 years ago we were past the point of return and it's over

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CheesyBurgs t1_j3tzeq5 wrote

What you heard was green house gasses/ global warming caused by industrial farming, logging & crude oil dependency. The deterioration of Ozone is the result of using CFC from spray cans, Ozone deterioration mostly causes UV poisoning as there is no filter from the sunlight

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nolongerbanned99 t1_j3uaem1 wrote

So is it true. Is it gonna repair itself. And we’re spray cans the main cause. Educate me plz

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CheesyBurgs t1_j3uf6p6 wrote

Yes, Ozone repairs itself through simple gravitational forces and atmospheric air composition’s (mostly oxygen) reaction to Sunlight. We have banned commercial CFC usage almost universally for over two decades now. Scientific documents are available all over the net with simple searches. Left over CFC still contributes to global warming but only a small part.

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Smallmyfunger t1_j3ve8p1 wrote

Pretty sure that's why "freon" being used as a refridgerant was discontinued/switched to R134 etc., and automotive paint switched to water-based.

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Ch0senjuan t1_j3vnbmf wrote

R-22 discontinued as well for stuff like R-410A.

I just wanted to sound smart :P

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nolongerbanned99 t1_j3ufmyl wrote

That’s cool. Some good news for a change on the environmental front.

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pzelenovic t1_j3v5j4v wrote

Yes. Additionally, we came up with a sign "?" that indicates that the immediate sentence before it was a question. It's a nifty new feature of the language, still in beta testing phase, and we would like to hear your thoughts about it.

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nolongerbanned99 t1_j3x99py wrote

Wow. This is great. Let’s me try it. Does this newfangled thin work??

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YellowGreenPanther t1_j3x0ab5 wrote

There is no point of no return, as long as civilisation isn't dead, any long-term improvement is a good improvement.

Though a silly amount of people don't think about the long-term, from politicians, to CEOs, to politic-haters, to people who take sides.

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BackFromTheDeadSoon t1_j3w16un wrote

You're confusing the ozone layer with global warming. Nothing to do with each other.

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