How do you say "it will make the hole in the ozone layer bigger"?

Question

How do you say "it will make the hole in the ozone layer bigger"? i.e. the smoke from the factories will make the hole in the ozone layer bigger. I have got this far; El humo de los fábricas ....(will make)..... el agujero en la capa de ozono ......(bigger). Thanks E xxx

Welcome to the forum! Here is a hint. Instead of "will" think of "is going to". ;) - Yeser007, Dec 3, 2011

thanks :) - coolemmy, Dec 4, 2011

Answer 1

La polución de las fábricas aumentará el agujero en la capa de ozono

Answer 2

This is just a comment with a little bit of another hint.

Creo que es un problema más grande que la mayoría de la gente quieren pensar.

*Of course all corrections appreciated.*

la mayoría de la gente is singular - lorenzo9, Dec 4, 2011

Thanks Lorenzo although I still don't understand it. - Yeser007, Dec 4, 2011

Should it be quiere? - Yeser007, Dec 4, 2011

Yes. - lorenzo9, Dec 5, 2011

Thank you Lorenzo, this has been giving me a headache for a long time, I think it has finally sunk in. - Yeser007, Dec 7, 2011

Answer 3

CO2 eats the hole and makes it bigger. That's why many places are now going "green" and trying to use non fossil fuels. Everything that produces co2 kills our atmosphere, which allows more of the sun's radiation to cause global warming, or some such.

CO2 does not "eat" the ozone layer. The contribution of CO2 to global warming is its infrared absorbtion, and actually causes cooling in the stratosphere where the ozone layer is located--as does ozone depletion.

Yes lorenzo it was the flourinated hydrocarbons munching up the ozone if you recall. - pacofinkler, Dec 5, 2011

Answer 4

CO2 eats the hole and makes it bigger. That's why many places are now going "green" and trying to use non fossil fuels. Everything that produces co2 kills our atmosphere, which allows more of the sun's radiation to cause global warming, or some such.

Answer 5

This may be a little off topic, but what does smoke from factories have to do with the hole in the ozone layer?

They apparently affect the atmosphere and cause the hole to increase in size because it affects the particles or something :/ - coolemmy, Dec 4, 2011

Answer 6

Thank you everyone, this was really helpful

Answer 7

Se tira un pedo (fart) aumentará el agujero en la capa de ozono.

No estoy bromeando (joking). Search Yahoo "Cow Farts Ozone Layer"

Answer 8

I would not use " polución" for this purpose in the translation to Spanish, I realize it has been added in R.A.E but in Mexico it can have a double meaning. For that reason we in Mexico use contaminación to avoid this problem.