Facts about the sun The sun is the only gigantic ball of superheated gas in our neighbourhood. It’s a massive nuclear reactor 12 000 times the size of the earth. |
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How sun's radiation damages you The invisible ultraviolet sunrays are especially dangerous. They are UVA, UVB and UVC. |
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How does UVB work? Sunburn is your skin's reaction to ultraviolet radiation or UV. Go into the sun unprotected in any way and UV (both UVA and UVB) immediately penetrate your skin. |
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Changes in UVA/UVB during the day Take a look at how UVA and UVB levels change on a typical cloudless summer day. |
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Prickly heat- Client Prickly heat (heat rash) is a skin rash which appears in response to a child being very hot.
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