The Montreal Protocol was a landmark environmental success

Re:The Montreal Protocol was a landmark environmental success by imron on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @10:46AM (#15339100)

> Without the Ozone Treaty You’d Get Sunburned in 5 Minutes

Welcome to Australia.

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Re:The Montreal Protocol was a landmark environmental success by mafro on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @10:55AM (#15339190)

So true. Being from the UK, I was used to seeing UV of 4 or 5 on the weather report. I assumed this was a 1-10 scale.

Then I got to Australia and UV is 13 or 14!

The US EPA scale runs to 11 [1].

[1] https://www.epa.gov/sunsafety/uv-index-scale-1

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Re:The Montreal Protocol was a landmark environmental success by imron on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @12:36PM (#15340252)

We dial it to 11, and then some!

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Re:The Montreal Protocol was a landmark environmental success by daemin on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @11:35AM (#15339565)

Also true for New Zealand based on what I hear from my Kiwi co-worker.

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Re:The Montreal Protocol was a landmark environmental success by nrki on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @11:17AM (#15339397)

> Welcome to Australia.

Yep. I actually wish the ozone hole was over a significantly populous region - maybe people would give more of a shit about the stuff we pump into the atmosphere then.

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Re:The Montreal Protocol was a landmark environmental success by ant6n on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @04:54PM (#15342427)

Does Australia care about the stuff they pump into the atmosphere?

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