Ozone Loss Warmed Southern Africa:

            Studies by Desmond Manatsa and his colleagues over the past few decades show a correlation between decreased ozone and a warmer climate in Southern Africa. In a study from 1979 to 2010 on southern Africa climate suggests that a larger hole in the ozone layer over the Antarctic has lead to warmer and earlier summers. Warmer climates, when the ozone hole is larger than normal, have been experienced in other parts in the Southern Hemisphere too, like in Patagonia and New Zealand. Stronger rainfalls also occur in the Southern Hemisphere. Manatsa has found that these rainfalls are due to an increased Antarctic ozone hole. The hole was caused by immense outputs of chlorofluorocarbons in the late 1900s; with restrictions being put on their emissions soon after the connection was found. Although the hole has been estimated to be 28.5 million square kilometers at its largest, atmospheric studies have revealed that it is decreasing and in 2065 it may even be gone. I believe the fact that the hole in the ozone layer is not increasing beyond our control to be extremely comforting. The droughts and hot climates in the Southern Hemisphere may be discomforting; but it is great to know that it can be reversed someday.

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