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posted by Jason Kottke  ·  gift link

The world has probably passed ‘peak air pollution’. “Global air pollution is now falling, and we can save many lives by accelerating this decline.”

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Mark Reeves Edited

Yeah, but now StarLink satellites are burning holes in the ozone layer again.

What we're observing is a giant uncontrolled experiment in atmospheric chemistry. The demise of just one Gen1 Starlink satellite produces about 30 kilograms (66 pounds) of aluminum oxide, a compound that eats away at the ozone layer. A new study finds these oxides have increased 8-fold between 2016 and 2022, and the recent surge is increasing the pollution even more.

https://spaceweather.com/archive.php?view=1&day=06&month=02&year=2025

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