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[–] Mac@mander.xyz 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

The hole is 8.5 million miles^2.
I wouldn't consider that "solved".

I will consider the hole to be solved when it is closed—which will be decades still.

https://www.nasa.gov/earth/climate-change/ozone-layer/nasa-noaa-rank-2024-ozone-hole-as-7th-smallest-since-recovery-began/

I'll consider "consistent effective progress along a long recovery route" close enough to "solved" for this particular conversation.

We saw a problem, took action, and the situation has improved since we took action.