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Unread 11-01-2007, 03:21 PM
 
Location: Brooklyn, New York
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I am extremely sensitive to the sun as well. I have very fair skin and am of northern European ancestry. I have visited Phoenix before, but their is no way I could tolerate living in the sunbelt all year long. I am glad I live in an area that does not get a ton of sun or horrible heat in the summer!
Does skin/hair tone determine one's susceptibility to the sun? I'm brown hair/grey eyed.

Here in New York, I was outside almost all the time in the summer, and the result was a mild tan on my arms, neck, face.

But when I went to San Francisco this past April, I got sunburned after 2 days of walking the city seeing the sights. I have no idea why that was. Maybe the lack of humidity out there? Or maybe the lower latitude/sun angle that I wasn't used to? Whatever it was, it was bad! I would probably burn very bad if I lived in the West. Blah
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Unread 11-01-2007, 03:52 PM
 
Location: Western Chicagoland
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Does skin/hair tone determine one's susceptibility to the sun? I'm brown hair/grey eyed.

Here in New York, I was outside almost all the time in the summer, and the result was a mild tan on my arms, neck, face.

But when I went to San Francisco this past April, I got sunburned after 2 days of walking the city seeing the sights. I have no idea why that was. Maybe the lack of humidity out there? Or maybe the lower latitude/sun angle that I wasn't used to? Whatever it was, it was bad! I would probably burn very bad if I lived in the West. Blah
Ive heard its the angle of the sun, plus the altitude. I burn to a crisp in AZ after only 2-3 hours in the sun. Ive been out here all day in IL in the summer and only rcvd a 1/4 of the burn I do in AZ. No wonder the skin cancer rates are so high in AZ, that sun is intense and brutal and not something to take lightly.
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Unread 11-01-2007, 04:04 PM
 
Location: Michigan
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Ive heard its the angle of the sun, plus the altitude. I burn to a crisp in AZ after only 2-3 hours in the sun. Ive been out here all day in IL in the summer and only rcvd a 1/4 of the burn I do in AZ. No wonder the skin cancer rates are so high in AZ, that sun is intense and brutal and not something to take lightly.
Just like how its not the distance of the sun, but the angle. Thats why its warmer in the summer. The sun is FARTHER away actualy during the summer, but the angle of its rays cause the higher heat.
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Unread 11-01-2007, 04:26 PM
 
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
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Ive heard its the angle of the sun, plus the altitude. I burn to a crisp in AZ after only 2-3 hours in the sun. Ive been out here all day in IL in the summer and only rcvd a 1/4 of the burn I do in AZ. No wonder the skin cancer rates are so high in AZ, that sun is intense and brutal and not something to take lightly.
Phoenix is also located at a very low latitude compared with most cities. This means that the angle of the sun is more intense for a longer period of time compared with other areas of the U.S. For example, areas of the Upper Midwest have a lot of daylight hours in the summer months, but the angle of the sun is not as intense or direct because of the northern latitude.
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Unread 11-01-2007, 04:36 PM
 
Location: Western Chicagoland
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Thanks for the clarification guys. Im also sure lack of humidity causes more intense rays to get through?
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Unread 11-01-2007, 04:53 PM
 
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Thanks for the clarification guys. Im also sure lack of humidity causes more intense rays to get through?
Not sure really. If you are in the shade during the summer you will STILL be hot, but in the "off" months you will be fine in the shade. (anything between Nov - Jan)However, I do not think it's the lack of humidity that casuses the intense burning rays, I *think* it's because there are just NO clouds in the sky.
For example, if it is cloudy and in the mid 80's, it will feel like the perfect day. But if it is in the mid 80's and there are NO clouds in the sky - it is freakin' HOT!
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Unread 11-05-2007, 02:34 PM
 
Location: holmdel,nj
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hello crew, i've been laying low for a week on bugging the wife on moving, anyway she is a paralegal, went to college and all for it i do autobody on tractor trailers and i'm secure, anyway the schools are good right? plenty of paralegal jobs too i'm sure thanks for all the help i mean it
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