What they find could provide clues to what might happen worldwide if ozone depletion continues.

如果臭氧的损耗继续下去，他们的发现能为全世界可能发生的情况提供线索。

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Species extinction, deforestation, damming of rivers, occurrence of floods, the depletion of ozone, the degradation of ocean systems and many other areas are all experiencing acceleration.

物种灭绝、森林砍伐、河流筑坝、洪水、臭氧层损耗、海洋系统恶化和许多其他变化都在加速发生。

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These, in turn, have sparked correspondingly sharp rises in greenhouse gas concentrations, ozone depletion, great floods, depletion of fisheries, loss of forests, species loss.

相应地，这一切引起了温室气体浓度急剧上升、臭氧损耗、洪水泛滥、水产枯竭、森林消失、物种消亡。

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Scientists believe that ozone depletion in the atmosphere will continue until levels of ozone-destroying Cfc's drop to pre-1970 concentrations, around the middle of the next century.

BBC: News | Sci/Tech | Ozone hole reaches record size

Depletion of ozone is caused by extreme cold temperatures at high altitude and the presence of ozone-destroying gases, such as chlorine and bromine, in the atmosphere, the ESA said.

CNN: Ozone hole grows in 2008