https://mastodon.social/@nemeciii/112607215527917134 nemeciii@mastodon.social - Megaconstellations like Starlink will increase atmospheric aluminum oxide amounts to 646% over natural levels ( +360 metric tons / year ).

It will take up to 30 years for the aluminum oxides to drift down to stratospheric altitudes, where 90% of Earth's ozone is located.

Once there aluminum oxide will act as a catalyst with chlorine harming the ozone layer.

https://phys.org/news/2024-06-satellite-megaconstellations-jeopardize-recovery-ozone.html

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