Throwing ‘shade’ on UV levels


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Experts: Exposure poses radiation risk

PETALING JAYA: During this scorching and arid season, many people are preoccupied with temperature forecasts and the possibility of rainfall, but health professionals say there is another metric that should be monitored as standard practice – the Ultraviolet Radiation Index (UVI).

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