[Ragtime Cowgirl]

If it did let fly, the high-energy electromagnetic radiation and cosmic rays it released would destroy Earth's ozone layer within minutes, giving life little chance of survival.

Isn't it a coincidence that Harvard published this article on the very same day that we find out:
Ozone Hole to Mend itself by 2040 according to Japanese Scientists...hmmmm? (^:

[callisto]

Good catch!