The Ozone layer is well on track to recover its pre-1980s levels. This is a story I don't think we talk about enough and is well discussed on this piece. The parallels, and differences, with climate change are also well covered. Worth reading.
#ClimateChange #Ozone #Science
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01459-4
…After this article was published [14 mins ago], however, #NPS spox Rachel Pawlitz said in an email that the stop-work orders would be reversed & that “contractors will be notified immediately.”
…The program collects data on levels of harmful #air #pollutants, including #ozone & particulates, at the 63 #NationalParks in the US. Federal ofcls consult this data when deciding whether to grant permits to nearby industrial facilities, such as #PowerPlants or #oil refineries.
"Satellites in low-Earth orbit eventually have to come down, and companies rely on the upper atmosphere to act as a waste incinerator. That’s exposed a blind spot in environmental laws: They only deal with pollution from human activities near Earth’s surface. But just as carbon dioxide and ozone-destroying compounds drifting up have created problems, so too can pollutants raining down at ever-increasing rates."
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-space-orbit-satellites-pollution/
Report of climate policies harming economy full of bad math, advocates say https://www.byteseu.com/974880/ #ClimateChange #ColoradoEnergyOffice #CommonSenseInstitute #environment #EnvironmentalDefenseFund #Ozone #WesternResourceAdvocates
Late?
Late?
I’ll give you late…
Oh wait I just did.
My bad.
Speaking of which…
Bad enough dying but often not considered - no control over what stand-for-nothing pseudo-fascist prick will show up at your funeral.
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 99
The ability of #bees and other insects to forage diminishes as #pollution in the air increases.
Air pollutants such as #ozone break down scent molecules emitted by #plants which #insects use to locate vital forage sources.
Ground-level ozone pollution poses growing threat to planetary health https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/ground-level-ozone-pollution-poses-growing-threat-to-planetary-health/
La #chanson douce du soir :
“Nu ma las de limba noastra„.
Apparemment mélancolique, le groupe O-Zone y défend la beauté et l'usage de sa #langue, le #Roumain.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOg8o17U6e4
#musique #oZone #O_Zone #culture
#militantisme #militance
#NonEnglishSong
In LA, cooking emissions rival fossil fuels as ozone pollution source
https://phys.org/news/2025-03-la-cooking-emissions-rival-fossil.html
D'après une nouvelle étude, c’est bien la #réaction #décisive de l’ #humanité qui permet au trou de la #couche d’ #ozone de se refermer.
Les auteurs de l'étude rappellent également que la lutte contre le #changement #climatique n’est pas perdue d’avance
Bad news for the impact of increasing rocket launches on the terrestrial #environment: "Our ‘ambitious’ scenario (2,040 launches/year) leads to a -0.29% depletion in annual-mean, near-global total column #ozone, relative to a simulation with no rocket launches. Antarctic springtime ozone decreases by 3.9%. Our ‘conservative’ scenario (884 launches/year) leads to a -0.17% annual depletion; current licensing rates suggest this scenario may be exceeded sooner than 2030."
"Ô zone", traduction : c'est l'bordel
l'ozone produit par les combustions de la civilisation est toxique pour les plantes