Substances that created hole in ozone may account for half of Arctic warming, U of T researchers find

Posted on January 20, 2020February 27, 2020 by Tony Gray

The substances responsible for creating a massive hole in the Earth’s ozone layer may account for nearly half of Arctic warming over a 50-year period, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Toronto.

The research, published in Nature Climate Change, highlights how ozone-depleting substances (ODS) are a significant and unrecognized source of 20^th-century Arctic climate change.

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