Is the Antarctic Ozone Hole Causing Warming?

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    The hole in the Earth's ozone layer may be shifting wind patterns and cloud cover in a way that triggers slightly warmer global temperatures, a new study suggests.

    A lot of people mix up the ozone hole and global warming, believing the hole is a major cause of the world's increasing average temperature, researchers said.

    Scientists, on the other hand, have long attributed a small cooling effect to the ozone shortage in the hole.

    Read more http://www.indiatimes.com/technology/science/is-the-antarctic-ozone-hole-causing-warming-94466.html
     

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