The Ministry Of Environment And Forestry Calls The Intergalactic Ozone Hole Has No Direct Impact On Indonesia

Illustration - Sunny cloudy skies on high-rise buildings in the Surabaya City area, East Java Province. (ANTARA/Fiqih Arfani/am)

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) conveyed that the findings of an ozone hole covering an area of 26 million square kilometers above the Space did not have a direct impact on Indonesia. "The ozone area occurs in the Antarctic. So, countries close to the South Pole are more affected, such as Australia. If the ozone hole expands, then Indonesia is affected," said KLHK Climate Change Mitigation Director Yulia Suryati by telephone to ANTARA in Jakarta, Tuesday, October 10. Even so, Yulia said that the Indonesian people can play a role in protecting ozone, one of which is through reducing the use of ozone-depleting materials (BPOs) which are widely found in the cooling system. "We must reduce the use of ozone-depleting materials that are widely used in cooling systems. People when they have to service air conditioning or other cooling systems must ensure that BPO-type refrigerators are not released into the air or atmosphere," Yulia explained. The European Space Agency (ESA) through monitoring carried out with the Copernicus Sentinel 5P Satellite found the appearance of an ozone hole above the Space which reaches an area of 26 million square kilometers. The ozone hole area is estimated to be equivalent to three times Brazil's area. As quoted from Live Science, satellite data show that the size of the hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica is one of the largest ever. Experts also assessed that the hole emerged due to the eruption of an underwater volcano in early 2022. The ozone layer is a layer in the atmosphere at an altitude of 20 to 35 kilometers above the earth's surface which can absorb 97 to 99 percent of the solar ultraviolet light that has the potential to cause damage on earth. The protection of the ozone layer can reduce the impact of ultraviolet B radiation on human health and other living things and the environment. The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) conveyed that the findings of an ozone hole covering an area of 26 million square kilometers above the Space did not have a direct impact on Indonesia. "The ozone area occurs in the Antarctic. So, countries close to the South Pole are more affected, such as Australia. If the ozone hole expands, then Indonesia is affected," said KLHK's Director of Climate Change Mitigation Yulia Suryati by telephone to ANTARA in Jakarta, Tuesday. Even so, Yulia said that the Indonesian people can play a role in protecting ozone, one of which is through an action to reduce the use of ozone-depleting materials (BPOs) which are widely found in the cooling system. "We must reduce the use of ozone-depleting materials that are widely used in cooling systems. People when they have to service air conditioning or other cooling systems must ensure that BPO-type refrigerators are not released into the air or atmosphere," Yulia explained. The European Space Agency (ESA) through monitoring carried out with the Copernicus Sentinel 5P Satellite found the appearance of an ozone hole above the Space which reaches an area of 26 million square kilometers. The ozone hole area is estimated to be equivalent to three times Brazil's area. As quoted from Live Science, satellite data show that the size of the hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica is one of the largest ever. Experts also assessed that the hole emerged due to the eruption of an underwater volcano in early 2022. The ozone layer is a layer in the atmosphere at an altitude of 20 to 35 kilometers above the earth's surface which can absorb 97 to 99 percent of the solar ultraviolet light that has the potential to cause damage on earth. The protection of the ozone layer can reduce the impact of ultraviolet B radiation on human health and other living things and the environment.