• @SoleInvictus
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    8 months ago

    It’s not. I’m guessing they did a Google search, looked at a few misleading article titles, and then decided they were a scientist.

    On average, the hole has been shrinking, but 2023’s hole was the 12th biggest on record. The eruption of Hunga-Tonga was thought to be the main factor.

    The mass die-off reference likely refers to penguin chicks dying because climate change is causing sea ice to melt earlier than before. The poor little guys are falling into the ocean and drowning. It’s not ozone layer related, though