Sentences with phrase «increased ultraviolet rays»

So when the solar system is traveling through that part of the galaxy, about every 62 million years, more cosmic rays hit Earth, causing direct radiation, increased ultraviolet rays and perhaps altered weather patterns.

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Even though, ultraviolet rays do not enter the uterus during pregnancy, if your body becomes overheated, your body temperature will rise, causing the baby's body temperature to increase (called hyperthermia).

The large size of this year's ozone hole will likely result in increases of harmful ultraviolet rays at Earth's surface, particularly in Antarctica and the Southern Hemisphere in the coming months.

A genetic variant that increases the risk of testicular cancer may be favored by evolution because it helps protect those with fair skin from the sun's damaging ultraviolet rays, according to a new study.

Frequent exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays for individuals under the age of 35 increases the risk of developing melanoma — the most aggressive and deadliest form of skin cancer — by 75 percent, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The different parts of the spectrum, or spectral bands, are, in order of decreasing wavelength and increasing frequency: radio waves (including microwaves and (sub) millimetre radiation), infrared, visible, ultraviolet, X-rays and gamma rays.

Or, «I thought of sunglasses, because I found research that showed that ultraviolet rays can increase the risk of cataracts,»» she says.

Being a movie nut, I know I would build my library quickly with a Sony Tablet S and the increased use of UltraViolet technology with Blu - ray purchases could make this machine the best way to access your online movie catalog.

However, it is also clear that since about 1980, while the total solar radiation, its ultraviolet component, and the cosmic ray intensity all exhibit the 11 - year solar periodicity, there has otherwise been no significant increase in their values.

In a world without the Montreal Protocol, two - thirds of the ozone layer would have been destroyed by 2065, and the UV index, a measure of the strength of the sun's ultraviolet rays, would have tripled, with the tropics seeing a particularly large increase in UV rays reaching Earth's surface.