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Re:Is Sunscreen the New Margarine? by nazgul17 on Saturday January 12, 2019 @04:30PM (#18893394)
That's a misconception, if I remember correctly. The ozone layer is over Antarctica. UV levels here (Australia) are high because the air is quite dry and clean (so I have heard). During summer (i.e. now) the UV index reaches 13 daily.
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Re:Is Sunscreen the New Margarine? by raverbashing on Saturday January 12, 2019 @04:47PM (#18893460)
See the image: http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2008/09/17/2367117.ht...

It seems to vary over Australia but I'm not sure how far from the normal values this is

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Re:Is Sunscreen the New Margarine? by nazgul17 on Saturday January 12, 2019 @08:42PM (#18894486)
That's literally the first time I see that visualisation. Check this out:

Does the Antarctic Ozone Hole ever come over Australia?

    No. The ozone hole has only ever been observed to be well south of the Australian mainland and Tasmania. In fact, during springtime, when the hole is in existence, ozone levels over southern Australian cities are at their highest.
Source: Australian bureau of meteorology http://www.bom.gov.au/uv/faq.shtml

You can also check the Wikipedia page on the ozone hole, where the image showing the largest extent of the hole (2006) doesn't cover Australia

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozone_depletion

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