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Ozone at South Pole

Author:     jing
Text:       Why was the ozone destroyed in the Antarctic first?

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Author:     Mark Fernau
Text:       The Antarctic has conditions that are not found anywhere else to 
the same degree and are good for destroying ozone. During the Antarctic winter 
and spring a belt of winds blows around the continent and keeps the air in one 
place and prevents air from warmer climates from mixing in. Because Antarctica 
is land, the extremely cold temperatures needed to form the special kinds of 
clouds that help to destroy the ozone are found there. These two factors are 
believed to be the main reason why ozone depletion is worst in Antarctica.

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