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- From: Rhys Howitt <rhys@macquarie.matra.com.au>
- To: permaculture@envirolink.org
- Subject: Re: northern climate
- Date: Sat, 19 Apr 1997 07:02:31 +1000
Milo wrote:
>My friends in New Zealand are amazed that we can still spend hours outside
>without being heavily layered with sunblocks and covered up tight. They tell
>me that much more than half an hour leaves them pretty fried otherwise.
>
>Comments from down under?
>
That's my subjective assessment too. The weather bureau publishes daily 'UV
ratings' and these seem to go up and up on average, though I haven't done a
full study of it.
In the primary schools now, children are not allowed to go outside to play
without a hat. When ours do, they get promptly crisped (true, they do have
fair skin and obviously little prior exposure!). I too have been surprised
at getting sunburn in quite brief exposures. Some days are worse than others.
Rhys Howitt
Crossroads Medieval Village Co-operative
Yass, Australia
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northern climate,
Xavier Dequaire, 04/16/1997
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: northern climate, Elfpermacl, 04/17/1997
- RE: northern climate, April Sampson-Kelly, 04/17/1997
- RE: northern climate, Xavier Dequaire, 04/18/1997
- RE: northern climate, YankeePerm, 04/18/1997
- Re: northern climate, Milogic, 04/18/1997
- Re: northern climate, Rhys Howitt, 04/18/1997
- Re: northern climate, Elfpermacl, 04/19/1997
- RE: northern climate, Harald Wolf, 04/20/1997
- RE: northern climate, YankeePerm, 04/20/1997
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