Geir Braathen
Geir Braathen
break recovery shows
It will probably not break any records, but it shows that ozone depletion is going on and that the so-called ozone recovery has yet to be confirmed.
early leveling low maximum situation
You could say that the ozone situation is stabilizing at a low level. We are approaching the maximum of ozone depletion, it is kind of leveling off, but it is still too early to say that the situation is improving.
expected hole holes largest recorded region size year
The size of the ozone hole this year was expected to be in the same region as in 2000 and 2003, the two largest ozone holes recorded so far.