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Holy CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!! Look at the UV index for today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The sun feels VERY hot to me today, so I decided to check the EPA's UV index map.
[link to www.epa.gov]
Here is the scale the map is based on:
[link to www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov]
In some areas of the country, it is off the charts with the lower half of the country almost all in the 10-13 range. When the UV index is a 10, the EPA recommends ""SPF 15, protective clothing, sun glasses and avoid being in the sun between 10am to 4pm.
Why is the UV index so high? Is this a result of the latest CME? Is it because the magnetosphere is weakening?
EDIT TO ADD:
Before 2004, the EPA's UV index scale used to go up to 10. In 2004, they raised the maximum level on the scale to 15!
"Prior to 2004, “Extreme” was listed as 8-10+, and now “Extreme” has been shifted from 11 to 15+.
With many readings across the United States, according to the EPA, being listed in the “Extreme”
range means that something has happened which has increased UV radiation readings."
[link to docs.google.com]
Second Edit:
UV forecast for Mexico City for Friday is 15.1, which is LITERALLY off the scale!
[link to www.uvawareness.com]
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