<Only a small percent of the ozone is located in the mesosphere and upper stratosphere, while over 80 percent of the protective gas which maintains earth's temperature and shields its life from the sun's ultraviolet radiation is located in the middle and lower stratosphere, at 15 to 35 kilometers (10 to 20 kilometers).

"If you look at the total atmospheric column, from your head on up to the top of the atmosphere, this solar proton event depleted less than one percent of the total ozone in the Northern Hemisphere," Jackman said.

The ozone layer is also depleted by human industrial activity, especially emissions of human-produced compounds such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and halon gas.



Nice save in this article by the environmental whackos. "Relax, it's okay, folks, humans are still the evil bastards we keep telling you they are." God knows what they would have said if it had been discovered that the solar flux made a BIG difference.

So we have a big clue to the politics of the writer of this article. We also may have a small clue to his or her scientific prowess, with the phrase about the ozone layer "maintaining earth's temperature." It is not uncommon for laymen to confuse the ozone layer UV issue with the global warming issue. If ozone has anything to do with solar heating, it is news to me.