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What is the UV Index?The UV Index is a measurement of the sun UV radiation intensity, the EPA UV Index provides a daily forecast of the expected intensity of ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun. Exposure to sunlight can be fun and enjoyable however, it can be dangerous as well. Over exposure to the sun's ultraviolet radiation can cause skin damage, such as sunburn, and other serious problems, …

What is UV radiation? Emissions from the sun include light, heat and UV radiation. The UV region covers the wavelength range 100–400 nm and is divided into three bands, UVA, UVB and UVC. All UVC and approximately 90% of UVB radiation are absorbed by ozone, water vapour, oxygen and carbon dioxide. UVA radiation is less affected by the atmosphere. Therefore, the UV radiation reaching t …

Millions of people head to warm destination on their holiday expecting to have fun in the sun, enjoy the outdoors, and miss the cold weather back home. However not many people take sunburn and skin damage seriously! People traveling to warm destination such as Australia; expect to get a nice sun tan, not knowing the risk they are taking from exposing their skin to the potentia …

Prolonged human exposure to solar UV radiation may result in acute and chronic health effects on the skin, eye and immune system. Sunburn (erythema) is the best-known acute effect of excessive UV radiation exposure. Over the longer term, UV radiation leads to premature skin aging. Another long-term effect is an inflammatory reaction of the eye. In the most serious cases, skin cancer …