NASA estimates that the ozone layer could be completely restored in 2066

La NASA He noted this Tuesday that the annual hole in the ozone layer above the Earth's South Pole In 2024, it was relatively smallcompared to other years, he pointed out that this cap can be completely restored in 2066.

His communique noted that during the so-called peak of the ozone depletion season, in 2024, the surface of the ozone hole was the seventh smallest since 1992.

This year The Montreal Protocol came into force.

Scientists describe the ozone hole as a zone where ozone concentrations fall below the historic 220 Dobsonian units.

On September 28, the sinkhole reached its largest extent in one day at 22.4 million square kilometers.

According to NASA, it comes from a combination of best practices continuous reduction of harmful chemical products llamados chlorofluorocarbonos (CFCs), along with an “unexpected” ozone infusion carried by air currents from northern Antarctica.

NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) use the year 1979 to report on the classification of ozone holes in the ozone layer.

Using this registry, This year's hole is located at post number 20 entre los más pequeños en área.

Paul Newman, head of NASA's ozone research team, believes that the gradual improvement “suggests that International efforts to curb chemical products que destruyen la capa de zono están funcionado”.

espacial estadounidense agency noted that capa actua como, which is rich in ozone at the top of the atmosphere protector of the solar planetarium Protects against ultraviolet (UV) radiation from sunlight.

Ozone-depleted regions allow more UV radiation to reach the Earth's surface, resulting in un aumento en los casos de cáncer de piel y de cataratas. Excessive exposure to UV light can also reduce the yield of agricultural crops.