FIXING THE SKY

摘要

Later this month, something sinister will start to take shape above Antarctica. As sunlight reappears in the polar skies after the long winter, chlorine and bromine compounds in the stratosphere will begin destroying part of the ozone layer that shelters Earths surface from harmful ultraviolet radiation. Over the next few months, these pollutants will eliminate enough ozone to create a hole in the protective veil over the Antarctic continent.