Haha I know this thread is old as hell, but I'm just getting started here.

I live by the Great Lakes, and there was a marked increase in the sun's intensity this year. I spend a lot of time outdoors, in the backyard etc, so my skin is used to the sun, but the one time we went to the beach this past summer my son & I got absolutely fried. We were both covered for most of the day and spent a few hours in the water, but his face and my back were practically nuked! It's never been like that before, espsecially as far north as we are, so when I happened upon this thread I just had to share my experience.

Cheers!