ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Summertime in the Blue Ridge means spending time with family, friends, and enjoying time outdoors. All this fun likely means more exposure to the sun. It’s easy to forget to ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - UV rays can pack a punch even when the sky looks harmless. The UV Index is your best indicator of how quickly you can burn under today’s sun. It is a scale from 1 to 11+ that ...

On sunny or even cloudy days, the UV index can be a good thing to check. "It's five, moderate. But you're still supposed to use sun protection it says," explained Claira Wright, a University of ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. We get sunlight every ...

Some people use the UV index to determine the best time to tan, believing that a higher index signals a better chance of tanning. However, this harmful trend misunderstands the UV index. The UV index ...

We’re rapidly gaining daylength in Colorado... and we’ll get plenty of it with high pressure in place this week. With that gain, we’re also seeing jumps in our peak UV index, which is now peaking ...