have you ever wondered what ultraviolet

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or UV light and terms like UV wavelength
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and UV index mean and what effects UV
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light can have there are artificial
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sources of UV such as sunbeds
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welding arcs or UV sterilizers but the
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biggest natural source of UV is the Sun
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the Rays of the Sun are electromagnetic
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waves depending on their wavelength the
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light appears in different colors but
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there are also invisible components like
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ultraviolet light or more precisely UV
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radiation UV radiation is classified by
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wavelength into three categories UVC
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radiation gets trapped in the ozone
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layer of the atmosphere but 5% of UVB
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radiation can get through and up to 95%
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of UVA radiation can get through without
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anything stopping it that means UV
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radiation is always there whether it's
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summer or winter or even when it's
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cloudy but how does it affect us UV
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light provides some benefits for humans
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such as triggering vitamin D production
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but UV radiation can also be very
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harmful UVA radiation can trigger sun
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allergies and UVB radiation is
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responsible for sunburn which can
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increase the risk of skin cancer it can
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also cause sunburn of the cornea called
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photokeratitis negative effects of
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prolonged UV exposure include
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accelerated aging of the skin caused by
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UVA radiation and it can also result in
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eye diseases such as cataracts this
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causes nearly 10 percent of blindness
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worldwide but don't worry
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apart from season and weather conditions
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the UV intensity always depends on day
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time region and elevation
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and you can estimate UV intensity with
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the UV index scale if the level is
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between 1 & 2 no protection is required
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but you definitely need protection when
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it's between 3 & 7 and when it reaches
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the highest UV index above 7 you need
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even more protection or maybe just stay
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inside to find out what the current UV
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index is in a certain place you can
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download an app search on the internet
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or just find it on the weather forecasts
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on television or the radio so now you
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know a lot about UV but what can we do
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to protect our skin just watch our next