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The Australian government is convinced that industrial chemical agents are responsible for damaging the ozone layer above the Antarctic, causing climatic changes in Australia.
There is an international law preventing the exploitation of the Antarctic continent. No such law exists for the Arctic, which is a sea with a considerable layer of ice.
Chemical agents released from oil refineries can cause an effect on the atmosphere thousands of miles away from the refineries, such as in the polar regions and, possibly, in the Golf of Mexico, as well as Australia.
As for oil-drilling, this usually includes the discovery of gas near the oil fields, with an aditional set of complications and risks.
If there were a disaster in the Arctic region such as the one that hit the Golf of Mexico last year, when an oil-rig leaked oil into the sea, this could have an effect on the Antarctic ice.
Force 5 hurricanes and giant tornados have been hitting the USA with increased frequency, so perhaps the American Administration should consider carefully any plans to drill for oil in the Arctic region.
