Tag Archives: ozone

Ozone recovery offers sliver of optimism on climate action

Posted on January 15, 2023 by John Gibbons

Good news stories on the climate beat are few and far between, and offer occasional relief from the quickening drumbeat of bad news on the climate and biodiversity front. I didn’t have to be asked twice to file this piece … Continue reading →

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Could global warming trigger deadly new ozone crisis?

Posted on January 28, 2021 by John Gibbons

It’s an extraordinary privilege to inhabit the only known oasis of abundant complex life in the galaxy. We know from paleoclimatology that life on Earth has ebbed and flowed over the ages, including surviving five epic global mass extinction events. … Continue reading →

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Crutzen’s tough medicine for a sick planet

Posted on October 22, 2010 by John Gibbons

Arguably one of the most significant figures of the last two centuries was in Dublin last night, where he presented a lecture in TCD, organised by the Royal Irish Academy. The man in question is Prof Paul Crutzen, the brilliant … Continue reading →

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