[shakna]

There's a hole in the atmosphere where I live. Incidentally, one of the highest skin cancer occurrences in the world.

Calling it overblown, is... A dangerous sentiment.

We tore a hole in our atmosphere. This is not the natural way of things, no. But we do have to live with the consequences.

[coldtea]

Unless you live in Antarctica, the above is simply not true...

[dmd]

You live in Antarctica?

[shakna]

Not literally above me, no.

But considering it affects everyone, its not something to ignore - especially in a region that is already 10% more UV intense than most of the world.

[coldtea]

Unless you live in Antarctica it doesn't "affect you" in the skin cancer from sun exposure way, just in the "general climate issue" way. And we're not discussing that here.

[dmd]

You do know that the 'ozone hole' got fixed, right? It's not back to baseline, but the Montreal Protocol is one of the major achievements of collaborative science and eco-politics of the late 20th century.

There is some global thinning, but it's minor. If you don't live literally at the south pole where the actual hole is, it's not a huge change compared to most other sources of skin cancer risk.

[shakna]

You do know its still healing right? Which is not past tense?

[tpoacher]

You do know that this is a Wendy's, right?