Ozone-depleting substances contributed significantly to global warming and Arctic sea ice loss
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Recent climate modeling studies confirm that ozone-depleting substances acted as powerful greenhouse gases, contributing substantially to global warming and Arctic sea ice loss during the late 20th century.
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Large Contribution of Ozone‐Depleting Substances to Global and Arctic Warming in the Late 20th Century
2023 · cited by 9
The study quantifies that ozone-depleting substances were responsible for 30% of global warming, 37% of Arctic warming, and 33% of summertime Arctic sea ice loss from 1955 to 2005.
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Substantial twentieth-century Arctic warming caused by ozone-depleting substances
2020 · cited by 1
The research demonstrates that ozone-depleting substances contributed substantially to twentieth-century Arctic warming and sea ice loss primarily via direct radiative forcing.