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This is a really neat website that tells everything you would ever want to know about the UV Index. I wrote to Dan Henry (weatherman for Fox4 news) and he sent the website to me. The website explains how UV is calculated and the scale that is used. Check it out -- good to know stuff for all us sunsensitive Lupies!
http://www.epa.gov/sunwise/uvindex...
Posted on 07/03/09, 07:07 pm
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Reply #1 - 07/03/09  10:09pm
" Very cool! Thanks. Thats a great website. I actually have a UV monitor that measures the rays somehow. I have yet to use it since I dont go outside very often when its hot, but you can also buy those.
Melissa "

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