CLIMATE MATTERS: Arizona's UV intensity
TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — As we enter spring, more people are going to be spending a lot more time outside which means more sunburn for many people who have spent As spring approaches, more people are likely to spend more time outside, which could result in more sunburning for many who have been indoors. NASA predicts a solar maximum late summer, which may bring higher heat and higher UV indices. Samantha Gonsalves Wetherell and Reese Munson, who grew up in Tucson, have noticed a significant difference in UV intensity over the past few centuries. The average UV index in Southern Arizona for June is 13, which is higher than what would be seen for South Florida at the same time of year. This could increase risk of skin cancer later on, as a result.
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TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — As we enter spring, more people are going to be spending a lot more time outside which means more sunburn for many people who have spent the last few months indoors.
We have seen shifts in UV intensity over the last few hundred years. A lot of it depends on how intense the sun's rays are which do vary over long periods of time.
In the short term, we will be seeing a solar maximum late this summer according to NASA and that could also bring higher heat and that could also bring higher UV indices than we are used to.
Both Samantha Gonsalves Wetherell and Reese Munson grew up in Tucson and are now in their early twenties and have noticed a huge difference and even that small time in the intensity of the UV rays.
Samantha said, "Most pools are outdoors which is not a bad thing because we have a lot of sun and it's great. It's nice to get the Sun and hang out at the pool but when it's so much sun and we don't have a lot of cloud cover it beats down on you."
Reese said, "Now that I'm an adult I can be outside for an hour and I already think it's time to go inside because I don't want to get heat stroke and I don't want to get sunburned. Growing up here we are going to be more prone to getting skin cancer later on and there's a high chance I might have that from my childhood and being outside so much."
According to data from the National Weather Service, the average UV index in Southern Arizona for June is 13 which is almost as high as the scale can possibly go and even higher than what you would see for South Florida in the same time of year.
Even in the winter months, we have some of the higher UV indices that you will find across the country.