The Ozone Hole is Mending?

According to the article found in the New York Times, "The Ozone Hole is Mending: But Now for the 'But'," written by Sindya N. Bhanoo, the hole in the Ozone layer is starting to mend back together. Sounds good right, at least that's what I thought. Apparently, it isn't such a good thing at, as a matter of fact, it might cause more problems for us. The article states, "It turns out that the hole led to the formation of moist, brighter-than-usual clouds that shielded the Antarctic region from the warming induced by greenhouse gas emissions over the last two decades... 'The recovery of the hole will reverse that, essentially, it will accelerate warming in certain parts of the Southern Hemisphere," said Ken Carslaw, a professor of atmospheric science at the University of Leeds. The article explains the issues that we have been having with the ozone layer, and the changes it has occurred since they found the hole in the 1980's.

I found this article to be very interesting, however I think that we are being mis-educated. Since I can remember, I have been told that the depletion in the Ozone layers is the most important thing to be fixed in order to keep the ultraviolet rays out of our atmosphere (also mentioned in the article). I think that we should be educated more as students and eventually parents. They teach us about recylcing and what not in elementary school, but after that I cannot remember learning about it. I think it is very important information that needs to be passed along in order for us to be able to help our environment.

BHANOO, SINDYA N. . "The Ozone Hole Is Mending. Now for the ‘But.’." New York Times 25 Jan. 2010: n. pag. The New York Times. Web. 26 Jan. 2010.