You'll still need lots of sun screen at the beach.
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The ozone hole over Antarctica has shrunk 30
percent as compared to last year's record size. According to
measurements made by ESA’s Envisat satellite, this year’s ozone loss
peaked at 27.7 million tonnes, compared to the 2006 record ozone loss
of 40 million tonnes. <... read more>
Earth and Space: October 2007 Archives
NASA Examines Arctic Sea Ice Changes Leading to Record Low in 2007
October 01, 2007
PASADENA, Calif. - A new NASA-led study found a
23-percent loss in the extent of the Arctic's thick, year-round sea ice
cover during the past two winters. This drastic reduction of perennial
winter sea ice is the primary cause of this summer's fastest-ever sea
ice retreat on record and subsequent smallest-ever extent of total
Arctic coverage. <...read more>
