I live in Australia. We know the sun here because it literally feels burning. I visited the northern states of america and I noticed that the sun didn’t heat me up in the same way that it does in Australia. If I had to guess, this is about wavelengths of light that make it to the ground, not necessarily UV, but the IR ranges that feel a lot more like heat in the body body.
If heat keeps someone out of the sun that means less UV burn too.
When we think about sunburn, we usually associate it with picnics and trips to the beach at the height of summer. But while it may seem like your days of dutifully donning sunscreen are still well ahead, the peak time when you’re at risk for gettig a sunburn is actally… right now.
“UV rays become more intense in the spring, even before temperatures get warmer,” the American Cancer Society warns. “People in some areas may get sunburned when the weather is still cool because they may not think of protecting themselves if it’s not hot out.”
It all has to do with the angle of the sun. According to the FDA, as the sun reaches a more direct angle, UV radiation strengthens. In the weeks preceding the summer solstice, that angle becomes more and more direct. Late spring and early summer are when UV rays are at their greatest, the CDC says.
Any sources for this?
I don’t have a formal source, no.
I live in Australia. We know the sun here because it literally feels burning. I visited the northern states of america and I noticed that the sun didn’t heat me up in the same way that it does in Australia. If I had to guess, this is about wavelengths of light that make it to the ground, not necessarily UV, but the IR ranges that feel a lot more like heat in the body body.
If heat keeps someone out of the sun that means less UV burn too.
Again—no source.
https://weather.com/health/news/sunburn-more-likely-spring
This source has a piece of information.