1 00:00:12,410 --> 00:00:15,799 ozone is an invisible upper atmospheric 2 00:00:15,799 --> 00:00:15,809 ozone is an invisible upper atmospheric 3 00:00:15,809 --> 00:00:18,380 ozone is an invisible upper atmospheric gas that protects all forms of life on 4 00:00:18,380 --> 00:00:18,390 gas that protects all forms of life on 5 00:00:18,390 --> 00:00:20,720 gas that protects all forms of life on earth for most of the sun's damaging 6 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:20,730 earth for most of the sun's damaging 7 00:00:20,730 --> 00:00:24,050 earth for most of the sun's damaging radiation radiation that can cause skin 8 00:00:24,050 --> 00:00:24,060 radiation radiation that can cause skin 9 00:00:24,060 --> 00:00:26,990 radiation radiation that can cause skin cancer I damage and suppression of the 10 00:00:26,990 --> 00:00:27,000 cancer I damage and suppression of the 11 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:29,960 cancer I damage and suppression of the immune system the harvesting of fish and 12 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:29,970 immune system the harvesting of fish and 13 00:00:29,970 --> 00:00:33,020 immune system the harvesting of fish and plant life are also affected a vast 14 00:00:33,020 --> 00:00:33,030 plant life are also affected a vast 15 00:00:33,030 --> 00:00:35,000 plant life are also affected a vast amount of aquatic life has its 16 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:35,010 amount of aquatic life has its 17 00:00:35,010 --> 00:00:38,020 amount of aquatic life has its beginnings in the oceans near Antarctica 18 00:00:38,020 --> 00:00:38,030 beginnings in the oceans near Antarctica 19 00:00:38,030 --> 00:00:40,729 beginnings in the oceans near Antarctica false-color imagery of the South Pole 20 00:00:40,729 --> 00:00:40,739 false-color imagery of the South Pole 21 00:00:40,739 --> 00:00:43,010 false-color imagery of the South Pole from NASA's Nimbus seven satellite 22 00:00:43,010 --> 00:00:43,020 from NASA's Nimbus seven satellite 23 00:00:43,020 --> 00:00:45,350 from NASA's Nimbus seven satellite provides scientists with a roadmap of 24 00:00:45,350 --> 00:00:45,360 provides scientists with a roadmap of 25 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:48,560 provides scientists with a roadmap of daily changes in the ozone by tracking 26 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:48,570 daily changes in the ozone by tracking 27 00:00:48,570 --> 00:00:50,209 daily changes in the ozone by tracking this imagery for the past nine years 28 00:00:50,209 --> 00:00:50,219 this imagery for the past nine years 29 00:00:50,219 --> 00:00:52,819 this imagery for the past nine years they have discovered a trend normal day 30 00:00:52,819 --> 00:00:52,829 they have discovered a trend normal day 31 00:00:52,829 --> 00:00:55,729 they have discovered a trend normal day each spring over Antarctica a hole in 32 00:00:55,729 --> 00:00:55,739 each spring over Antarctica a hole in 33 00:00:55,739 --> 00:00:57,950 each spring over Antarctica a hole in the ozone develops and it has been 34 00:00:57,950 --> 00:00:57,960 the ozone develops and it has been 35 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:01,189 the ozone develops and it has been getting larger year by year to date as 36 00:01:01,189 --> 00:01:01,199 getting larger year by year to date as 37 00:01:01,199 --> 00:01:03,170 getting larger year by year to date as much as fifty to sixty percent of the 38 00:01:03,170 --> 00:01:03,180 much as fifty to sixty percent of the 39 00:01:03,180 --> 00:01:06,380 much as fifty to sixty percent of the ozone in this area has been lost these 40 00:01:06,380 --> 00:01:06,390 ozone in this area has been lost these 41 00:01:06,390 --> 00:01:08,359 ozone in this area has been lost these discoveries prompted a coordinated 42 00:01:08,359 --> 00:01:08,369 discoveries prompted a coordinated 43 00:01:08,369 --> 00:01:10,160 discoveries prompted a coordinated series of you a dark pink ozone 44 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:10,170 series of you a dark pink ozone 45 00:01:10,170 --> 00:01:13,460 series of you a dark pink ozone experiments west VA an international 46 00:01:13,460 --> 00:01:13,470 experiments west VA an international 47 00:01:13,470 --> 00:01:16,640 experiments west VA an international effort including some 150 scientists and 48 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:16,650 effort including some 150 scientists and 49 00:01:16,650 --> 00:01:19,730 effort including some 150 scientists and engineers of NASA National Oceanic and 50 00:01:19,730 --> 00:01:19,740 engineers of NASA National Oceanic and 51 00:01:19,740 --> 00:01:21,859 engineers of NASA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National 52 00:01:21,859 --> 00:01:21,869 Atmospheric Administration National 53 00:01:21,869 --> 00:01:24,740 Atmospheric Administration National Science Foundation and Industry work 54 00:01:24,740 --> 00:01:24,750 Science Foundation and Industry work 55 00:01:24,750 --> 00:01:27,260 Science Foundation and Industry work for months to study this alarming 56 00:01:27,260 --> 00:01:27,270 for months to study this alarming 57 00:01:27,270 --> 00:01:30,140 for months to study this alarming environmental issue scientists used 58 00:01:30,140 --> 00:01:30,150 environmental issue scientists used 59 00:01:30,150 --> 00:01:32,180 environmental issue scientists used ground-based instruments and launched 60 00:01:32,180 --> 00:01:32,190 ground-based instruments and launched 61 00:01:32,190 --> 00:01:34,610 ground-based instruments and launched balloon born payloads to sample air 62 00:01:34,610 --> 00:01:34,620 balloon born payloads to sample air 63 00:01:34,620 --> 00:01:36,680 balloon born payloads to sample air chemistry at mcmurdo station in 64 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:36,690 chemistry at mcmurdo station in 65 00:01:36,690 --> 00:01:39,920 chemistry at mcmurdo station in Antarctica at the same time NASA's dc-8 66 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:39,930 Antarctica at the same time NASA's dc-8 67 00:01:39,930 --> 00:01:42,560 Antarctica at the same time NASA's dc-8 flying laboratory study the lower 68 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:42,570 flying laboratory study the lower 69 00:01:42,570 --> 00:01:45,230 flying laboratory study the lower atmosphere making long missions from 70 00:01:45,230 --> 00:01:45,240 atmosphere making long missions from 71 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:47,990 atmosphere making long missions from Punta Arenas Chile into the area of 72 00:01:47,990 --> 00:01:48,000 Punta Arenas Chile into the area of 73 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:51,650 Punta Arenas Chile into the area of ozone depletion NASA's high-flying er-2 74 00:01:51,650 --> 00:01:51,660 ozone depletion NASA's high-flying er-2 75 00:01:51,660 --> 00:01:54,200 ozone depletion NASA's high-flying er-2 plane carrying a single pilot and a 76 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:54,210 plane carrying a single pilot and a 77 00:01:54,210 --> 00:01:56,510 plane carrying a single pilot and a handful of sampling instruments feed 78 00:01:56,510 --> 00:01:56,520 handful of sampling instruments feed 79 00:01:56,520 --> 00:01:58,190 handful of sampling instruments feed directly into a layer of atmosphere 80 00:01:58,190 --> 00:01:58,200 directly into a layer of atmosphere 81 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:01,940 directly into a layer of atmosphere where the ozone was depleted a number of 82 00:02:01,940 --> 00:02:01,950 where the ozone was depleted a number of 83 00:02:01,950 --> 00:02:04,070 where the ozone was depleted a number of activities contributing to ozone loss 84 00:02:04,070 --> 00:02:04,080 activities contributing to ozone loss 85 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:06,230 activities contributing to ozone loss have been pinpointed by the scientific 86 00:02:06,230 --> 00:02:06,240 have been pinpointed by the scientific 87 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:09,290 have been pinpointed by the scientific and policy community no longer Duke and 88 00:02:09,290 --> 00:02:09,300 and policy community no longer Duke and 89 00:02:09,300 --> 00:02:11,140 and policy community no longer Duke and aerosol products contain 90 00:02:11,140 --> 00:02:11,150 aerosol products contain 91 00:02:11,150 --> 00:02:14,330 aerosol products contain chlorofluorocarbons or CFCs but these 92 00:02:14,330 --> 00:02:14,340 chlorofluorocarbons or CFCs but these 93 00:02:14,340 --> 00:02:16,160 chlorofluorocarbons or CFCs but these harmful gases still get into the 94 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:16,170 harmful gases still get into the 95 00:02:16,170 --> 00:02:18,170 harmful gases still get into the atmosphere because they are used as 96 00:02:18,170 --> 00:02:18,180 atmosphere because they are used as 97 00:02:18,180 --> 00:02:20,540 atmosphere because they are used as refrigerants fire retardants phone 98 00:02:20,540 --> 00:02:20,550 refrigerants fire retardants phone 99 00:02:20,550 --> 00:02:23,420 refrigerants fire retardants phone blowing agents and solvents as long as 100 00:02:23,420 --> 00:02:23,430 blowing agents and solvents as long as 101 00:02:23,430 --> 00:02:26,240 blowing agents and solvents as long as this persists ozone will continue to be 102 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:26,250 this persists ozone will continue to be 103 00:02:26,250 --> 00:02:29,000 this persists ozone will continue to be lost initial findings from the summers 104 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:29,010 lost initial findings from the summers 105 00:02:29,010 --> 00:02:31,699 lost initial findings from the summers ozone expedition verify that there is a 106 00:02:31,699 --> 00:02:31,709 ozone expedition verify that there is a 107 00:02:31,709 --> 00:02:34,180 ozone expedition verify that there is a complex interplay between CFCs 108 00:02:34,180 --> 00:02:34,190 complex interplay between CFCs 109 00:02:34,190 --> 00:02:36,830 complex interplay between CFCs chlorine-containing gases and the 110 00:02:36,830 --> 00:02:36,840 chlorine-containing gases and the 111 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:38,720 chlorine-containing gases and the meteorology in certain parts of the 112 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:38,730 meteorology in certain parts of the 113 00:02:38,730 --> 00:02:41,090 meteorology in certain parts of the world ice crystals in the upper 114 00:02:41,090 --> 00:02:41,100 world ice crystals in the upper 115 00:02:41,100 --> 00:02:43,490 world ice crystals in the upper atmosphere convert the gases into a 116 00:02:43,490 --> 00:02:43,500 atmosphere convert the gases into a 117 00:02:43,500 --> 00:02:46,880 atmosphere convert the gases into a byproduct that destroys ozone these ice 118 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:46,890 byproduct that destroys ozone these ice 119 00:02:46,890 --> 00:02:48,860 byproduct that destroys ozone these ice crystals usually early form in the 120 00:02:48,860 --> 00:02:48,870 crystals usually early form in the 121 00:02:48,870 --> 00:02:51,020 crystals usually early form in the atmosphere the South Pole because it 122 00:02:51,020 --> 00:02:51,030 atmosphere the South Pole because it 123 00:02:51,030 --> 00:02:53,990 atmosphere the South Pole because it gets so cold this may explain why other 124 00:02:53,990 --> 00:02:54,000 gets so cold this may explain why other 125 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:55,729 gets so cold this may explain why other parts of the world aren't dramatically 126 00:02:55,729 --> 00:02:55,739 parts of the world aren't dramatically 127 00:02:55,739 --> 00:02:58,310 parts of the world aren't dramatically affected by the depletion of science I 128 00:02:58,310 --> 00:02:58,320 affected by the depletion of science I 129 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:00,110 affected by the depletion of science I still do not understand all the 130 00:03:00,110 --> 00:03:00,120 still do not understand all the 131 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:02,330 still do not understand all the mechanisms of change but thanks to the 132 00:03:02,330 --> 00:03:02,340 mechanisms of change but thanks to the 133 00:03:02,340 --> 00:03:04,670 mechanisms of change but thanks to the work of so many we will soon have a more 134 00:03:04,670 --> 00:03:04,680 work of so many we will soon have a more 135 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:07,130 work of so many we will soon have a more complete understanding of ozone loss and 136 00:03:07,130 --> 00:03:07,140 complete understanding of ozone loss and 137 00:03:07,140 --> 00:03:09,350 complete understanding of ozone loss and its threat to the world environment in 138 00:03:09,350 --> 00:03:09,360 its threat to the world environment in 139 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:12,440 its threat to the world environment in the early 1990s a new generation of 140 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:12,450 the early 1990s a new generation of 141 00:03:12,450 --> 00:03:14,690 the early 1990s a new generation of atmospheric satellites will probe even 142 00:03:14,690 --> 00:03:14,700 atmospheric satellites will probe even 143 00:03:14,700 --> 00:03:19,309 atmospheric satellites will probe even further into the problem 144 00:03:19,309 --> 00:03:19,319 145 00:03:19,319 --> 00:03:21,379 you