No worries, I’m dumb too.

Here’s a site with more information, and even an animation that shows how the hole fluctuates throughout the year!

This is so interesting. I just got done posting a similar comment to snooggums, but I didn’t realize it was just a narrative. I went looking for some sources for the things you were saying and lo and behold… looks like it’s not as “fixed” as is commonly claimed!

Here’s NASA’s data on the hole(s).

And here’s an infographic I found:

The ozone layer hole situation is another great case study in something that was fixed by humanity being proactive.

ETA: This post I made here feels good to read but it’s not really true, unfortunately. Check out seefin’s post in this same thread for more info.

Looks like someone forgot about the 3-2-1 rule. Teachable moment.