NORTHERN OZONE LAYER
February 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALLFORGET about global warming, European scientists are currently more concerned about record low temperatures in the Arctic region, which they claim are thinning the northern hemisphere's ozone layer to dangerously thin depths. Although Europe, Asia and north America have pumped most of the world's ozone-depleting chemicals into the atmosphere, it is in the south where the notorious ozone hole has appeared, bringing skin cancers to Australasia and other regions. Said the European Commission, which is supporting research into the problem: "This ...
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