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Antarctic ice threatened by ozone-hole recovery

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Global winds could accelerate melting.

Recovery of the ozone hole above Antarctica could warm the Antarctic and cause more ice to melt in coming decades, researchers say. As the ozone hole heals, wind patterns that shield the interior of the polar region from warm air may break down, causing warming in the Antarctica as well as warmer and drier conditions in Australia.

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  1. Perlwitz, J., Pawson, S., Fogt, R. L., Nielsen, J. E. & Neff, W. D. Geophys. Res. Lett. 35, L08714 doi:10.1029/2008GL033317 (2008).

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Haag, A. Antarctic ice threatened by ozone-hole recovery. Nature (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2008.787

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