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Antarctic Ozone Hole Reduces Global Warming - Posted at 7:15 AM on Jan. 27, 2010 by ausetute
Recent research by scientists at the University of Leeds shows that the Antarctic ozone hole helps shield this region from carbon-induced global warming via the formation of bright summertime clouds which reflect more of the sun's rays. These clouds are the result of high-speed winds under the hole in the ozone layer which whip up large amounts of sea spray. The sea spray forms droplets and results in the formation of clouds.
As the hole in the ozone layer is slowly closing, these clouds will disappear and global warming will increase.

Aerosol climate feedback due to decadal increases in southern hemisphere wind speeds. Geophysical Research Letters, 2010; (in press)
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