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-as of [20 SEPTEMBER 2024]-
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*AKA* —>
“ULTRA-VIOLET INDEX”
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-an ‘international standard measurement’ of the ‘strength’ of ‘sunburn-producing’ ultraviolet (UV) radiation at a particular ‘place’ + ‘time’-
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*SUN-SCREEN*
*SUN-GLASSES*
*SPF 30+*
*UV PROTECTIVE CLOTHING*
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(the ‘scale’ was developed by ‘canadian scientists’ in ‘1992’, then ‘adopted’ + ‘standardized’ by the UN’s ‘world health organization’ + ‘world meteorological organization’ in ‘1994’)
(it is primarily used in ‘daily forecasts’ aimed at the ‘general public’, and is increasingly available as an ‘hourly forecast’ as well)
(the ‘UV index’ is designed as an ‘open-ended linear scale’, directly proportional to the ‘intensity’ of ‘UV radiation’ that causes ‘sunburn’ on ‘human skin’)
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*twice the ‘UV’ –> ‘twice as fast for ‘sunburn onset”*
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(for example, if a ‘light-skinned individual’ (without ‘sunscreen’ or a ‘suntan’) begins to ‘sunburn’ in ’30 minutes’ at ‘UV index 6’, then that individual should expect to ‘sunburn’ in about ’15 minutes’ at ‘UV index 12’)
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(the purpose of the ‘UV index’ is to help people effectively protect themselves from ‘UV radiation’, which has ‘health benefits’ in ‘moderation’ but in excess causes…)
‘sunburn’
‘skin aging’
‘DNA damage’
‘skin cancer’
‘immuno-suppression’
‘eye damage’
(such as ‘cataracts’)
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(“human health-related effects of ‘ultra-violet radiation'”)
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(‘public health organizations’ recommend that people protect themselves (for example, by applying ‘sunscreen’ to the ‘skin’ + wearing a ‘hat’ and ‘sunglasses’) if they spend substantial time ‘outdoors’ when the ‘UV index’ is ‘3’ or higher)
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(do ‘google search’ for more detailed recommendations)
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*👨🔬🕵️♀️🙇♀️*SKETCHES*🙇♂️👩🔬🕵️♂️*
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👈👈👈☜*“ULTRA-VIOLET RADIATION”* ☞ 👉👉👉
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*🌈✨ *TABLE OF CONTENTS* ✨🌷*
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🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥*we won the war* 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥