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Down here in Argentina we haven't forgotten about it at all. Tourists heading to the far south in the summer are often cautioned to wear lots of sunblock becaus
by compay 16y ago
Down here in Argentina we haven't forgotten about it at all. Tourists heading to the far south in the summer are often cautioned to wear lots of sunblock because it's so easy to get sunburned there.
- tokenadult 16y agoReally? An article I read back when the ozone hole was a big news story pointed out that at high latitudes, the sun angle is so low that sunburn is quite unlikely, ozone or no ozone. What are ultraviolet radiation measurements in populated places in the extreme south of Argentina compared to, say, measurements in tropical Central America?
- compay 16y agoWell, I don't know about the measurements - I'm just an ignorant programmer, not a climatologist. :) But AFAIK you can get sunburnt in extreme latitudes, ozone or no ozone in fact. http://arcticglass.blogspot.com/2006/04/bedroom-view-938-pm_13.html http://arcticglass.blogspot.com/2006/04/bedroom-view-938-pm_... http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/10/dayintech_1009 http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/10/dayint...