{"id":1,"date":"2016-09-07T19:07:52","date_gmt":"2016-09-07T19:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/southpoleozone\/?p=1"},"modified":"2016-09-14T19:06:26","modified_gmt":"2016-09-14T19:06:26","slug":"hello-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/southpoleozone\/2016\/09\/07\/hello-world\/","title":{"rendered":"The Antarctic Ozone Hole"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/179929833\" width=\"1170\" height=\"780\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Intro to the Ozone Hole\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><strong>by Patrick Cullis, CIRES scientist in NOAA&#8217;s Global Monitoring Division, Boulder, Colorado<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Ozone Layer is the name given to naturally occurring high concentrations of ozone located\u00a0from around ~35,000 \u2013 160,000 feet above the surface of Earth.\u00a0 The ozone layer is important to life on Earth because of its ability to filter out harmful doses of ultraviolet light from the Sun that has the ability to damage DNA in plants and animals and is the main cause of skin cancer in humans. \u00a0\u00a0In this way, the ozone layer protects the Earth as a natural, global sunscreen.\u00a0 In the early 1980\u2019s scientists began to realize the ozone layer was thinning dramatically over the South Pole each spring.\u00a0 This large, thin spot in the ozone layer came to be known as the \u201cOzone Hole.\u201d\u00a0 Throughout the 1980\u2019s the thinning became dramatically worse and scientists connected the destruction to manmade chlorofluorocarbons (CFC\u2019s) used in refrigeration and aerosol cans. \u00a0These chemicals stay in our atmosphere for a very long time so it was important to take action quickly. \u00a0In 1987 scientists, politicians, and world leaders were able to work together to sign the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and phase out worldwide production of these highly useful but environmentally harmful chemicals.\u00a0 Since 1986, NOAA scientists have performed regular launches of high altitude balloons with instruments to measure the destruction, and recovery, of the ozone layer above the South Pole. \u00a0 Next year we will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Montreal protocol signing. \u00a0Follow along with us as we\u00a0track what&#8217;s happening with\u00a0the\u00a0ozone layer this year and discover more\u00a0clues to what it will do in the future!<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Patrick Cullis, CIRES scientist in NOAA&#8217;s Global Monitoring Division, Boulder, Colorado The Ozone Layer is the name given to naturally occurring high concentrations of ozone located\u00a0from around ~35,000 \u2013 160,000 feet above the surface of Earth.\u00a0 The ozone layer is important to life on Earth because of its ability to filter out harmful doses&hellip; 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