SUNSTOKE

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The Sun & UV

Where the risk starts — the Sun and its light, ultraviolet radiation and the UV index, the ozone layer that filters it, and how season, altitude, and reflection change what reaches your skin.

The Sun

The Sun

Sunlight

Sunlight

Ultraviolet

Ultraviolet

Ultraviolet index

Ultraviolet index

Ozone layer

Ozone layer

Solar irradiance

Solar irradiance

Light

Light

Visible spectrum

Visible spectrum

Electromagnetic radiation

Electromagnetic radiation

Season

Season

Solar eclipse

Solar eclipse

Sunrise

Sunrise

Infrared

Infrared

Albedo

Albedo