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Total column ozone has been dropping for a long time: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/348839525/figure/fig5/AS:984941286395925@1611839710816/Latitudin
by londons_explore 2y ago
Total column ozone has been dropping for a long time:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/348839525/figure/fig5/AS:984941286395925@1611839710816/Latitudinal-variation-of-total-column-ozone-for-different-years.png https://www.researchgate.net/publication/348839525/figure/fi...
That means UV exposure outdoors is worse now than it used to be.
Unfortunately, it seems nobody measured UV at ground level before we started destroying the ozone layer, but there are barely any historical accounts of serious sunburn before ~1930. Everyone just talks of heat stroke and dehydration rather than actual burning/peeling of the skin.
- vraid 2y agoPeople in Europe and North America generally wore hats and long sleeved clothing before the 1900's. Sun tanning is a modern phenomenon.
- kjkjadksj 2y agoPeople would also not be out very much during the heat of the day. Even going back to ancient farmers.
- lm28469 2y agoNothing long sleeves and a bucket hat won't solve