The sun is still awful here, the ozone hole is still a thing.
But thanks world, at least I can go out for a solid 4.5 months of the year without worrying about the sun at all, and 6 of only needing to be somewhat careful. Not too shabby :)
Comment on CFCs
Pandantic@midwest.social 6 months ago
There were goddamn Nickelodeon phone-a-thons where you pledged to not use cfc products. This shit was serious.
MisterFrog@lemmy.world 6 months ago
RegalPotoo@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Australia and New Zealand do not fuck about with sun safety. Even with the improvements in the ozone layer, our skin cancer rates are still way higher than the rest of the world
Isoprenoid@programming.dev 6 months ago
Except we were kicking the can with sun screen regulation until 2022.
comcom.govt.nz/business/…/sunscreen www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/…/whole.html
Until this law, sun screen lotion didn’t have to prove that they actually provided the SPF that they claimed.
gila@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Yeah I lived in Auckland for a bit, they don’t care as much about sunscreen. More sun safety conscious than Pacific Northwesterners in my experience, but probably closer to that group than myself as a fair-skinned Aussie that’s used to getting burnt after just sitting outside in the shade for awhile
MisterFrog@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I’d argue that while we are much more diligent than other countries, and regulations are much stronger. The average person doesn’t pay nearly enough attention, and the fact the UV index isn’t required to be mentioned on weather reports, or as prominently or more prominently than the temperature, is a big oversight in my opinion.
I check the UV every time I go outside (other than when it’s died down over winter), just as you’d check the temperature, and I think it’s wild barely anyone else does.