Reply #20: Oh, for crying out loud.

[Kraklen]

No, the ozone hole has not been named as a major contributor to global warming by anybody with any credibility.

They're two completely different phenomenon.

The ozone hole, which occurs sporadically over Antarctica, is due to the degradation of the ozone layer due to man made radical initiators such as chlorofluorocarbons. It causes an increase in UV radiation under those areas affected, resulting in problems typically involved with U.V. exposure- cancers, mutations, etc.

Global warming is caused by the release of greenhouse gases, mostly CO2. These gases absorb infrared radiation, a completely different part of the spectrum from UV, which translates into heat. The long term build up of these gases results in generally warmer climate.

Just because they both involve pollutants and they both involve the atmosphere, doesn't mean they have anything to do with each other.

That's kind of like saying that the rising sea levels are caused by seabirds getting caught in plastic six-pack rings.