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Re:Aussie Tech Gold Rush by boyter on Thursday November 03, 2011 @01:58AM (#3190514)
Having traveled around the world (Sydney based) I will admit the Australian sun does seem to be much hotter and intense then any other place I have been to.

Its also one of the reasons tourists get such bad sunburns here as they hit the beach without any protection.

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Re:Aussie Tech Gold Rush by brc on Thursday November 03, 2011 @02:23AM (#3190565)
It's actually the lack of air pollution that makes the difference.

LA has a SPF 30 sitting above it for most of the year. For most of the time, Australia does not.

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Re:Aussie Tech Gold Rush by boyter on Thursday November 03, 2011 @09:35PM (#3194563)
Interesting. Do you have a source for that? I have wondered what the actual reason is for a while.
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Re:Aussie Tech Gold Rush by fungi on Thursday November 03, 2011 @02:39AM (#3190595)
closer to ozone hole, more uv
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Re:Aussie Tech Gold Rush by brc on Thursday November 03, 2011 @03:26AM (#3190690)
ozone hole LOL that's an old one.

Ozone relative thickness deficiency doesn't explain the head-cracking sunshine in Cairns, which is closer to the equator than the south pole.

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