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Depending on the proximity to the sun and the solar activity the thining (misrepresented as a hole) varies each year. The largest single hole was recorded in 1838 over the Southern Hemisphere.

Low solar flares over the past few years has caused a smaller the average hole for the short time it occurs during the polar winter over each pole. As our orbit goes back to a more elliptical pattern, we will continue to see a shrinking southern thinning area and the Northern issue becoming larger. This appears to be related to the Milankovich effect, much like our current pattern of overall ice growth in the southern hemeisphere while we see ice loss in the northern.

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