What effect does the thinning of the ozone layer have on Antarctica?

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Jaydon Cabrera

Geography

15 July, 20:54

What effect does the thinning of the ozone layer have on Antarctica?

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Burns · Answer 1

The special atmospheric and chemical conditions that exist there and nowhere else on the globe. The very low winter temperatures in the Antarctic stratosphere cause polar stratospheric clouds (PSCs) to form.

Chanel Hinton · Answer 2

It increases the amount of ultraviolet (UV) radiation that reaches Earth's surface, which increases the rate of skin cancer, eye cataracts, and genetic and immune system damage.