Apparently the sun is causing a depletion of the ozone layer. There is a Live Science article giving us the details.

In a new study, scientists conclude that an intense round of solar storms around Halloween in 2003 was at the root of the problem. Charged particles from the storms triggered chemical reactions that increased the formation of extra nitrogen in the upper stratosphere, some 20 miles up. Nitrogen levels climbed to their highest in at least two decades.

And there you have it... it's not SUV's it's the sun... I know FrankJ wants to nuke the moon. Maybe he needs to think bigger. (I don't know why I'm worried about it - today's the first sunny day we've had in ages... I thought the sun was already gone)

Via Slashdot

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