Are UV rays stronger on a plane?
Are UV rays stronger on a plane? Dendy Engelman, MD, a board-certified cosmetic dermatologist and Mohs surgeon at Shafer Clinic in New York, told Verywell that since airplanes travel at high altitudes and are therefore closer to the sun, the intensity of ultraviolet (UV) radiation that you're exposed to on a flight is higher, which can increase your ...
Where is UV radiation the strongest?
UV rays are strongest in areas close to the equator. Because the sun is directly over the equator, UV rays only travel a short distance through the atmosphere to reach these areas.