{"id":1052916,"date":"2010-07-09T23:05:51","date_gmt":"2010-07-09T23:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/sunscreen-with-high-spf-needed-at-high-altitudes-8-10-increase-in-sun-exposure-for-every-thousand-feet-of-elevation\/"},"modified":"2024-08-17T18:46:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T22:46:49","slug":"sunscreen-with-high-spf-needed-at-high-altitudes-8-10-increase-in-sun-exposure-for-every-thousand-feet-of-elevation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/neurology\/sunscreen-with-high-spf-needed-at-high-altitudes-8-10-increase-in-sun-exposure-for-every-thousand-feet-of-elevation.php","title":{"rendered":"Sunscreen with high SPF needed at high altitudes: 8-10% increase in sun exposure for every thousand feet of elevation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Golfers playing in Vail, Colorado, at 2500 meters (roughly 8200 feet) above sea level, got significantly more burn protection from sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) of 70+ compared to one with an SPF of 15.<\/p><p>There is <b>8-10 percent increase in sun exposure for every thousand feet of elevation<\/b>. In the summertime, you can get anywhere from 40 percent to 50 percent greater sun intensity than at sea level.<\/p><p>References:<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/idUSTRE6275AX20100308\">Sunscreen with high SPF needed at high altitudes<\/a>, Reuters.<\/p><div><a href=\"http:\/\/pedmedicine.blogspot.com\/2010\/06\/what-sunscreen-to-use-for-children.html\">What sunscreen to use for children?<\/a><div>Image source: Amazon, for illustration only, not a suggestion to buy any products.<\/div><\/div><div><p>Posted at <a href=\"http:\/\/casesblog.blogspot.com\/\">Clinical Cases and Images<\/a>. 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