Environmental factors like water and sand can also increase your likelihood of sun damage. These surfaces can reflect up to 80 percent of UV radiation, so the sun's rays are hitting you twice.
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While everyone enjoys their time in the sun, we'd advise taking a break every now and again. Use umbrellas, beach tents or natural shade to protect yourself when the sun's rays are strongest – between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Environmental factors like water and sand can also increase your likelihood of sun damage. These surfaces can reflect up to 80 percent of UV radiation, so the sun's rays are hitting you twice.
Environmental factors like water and sand can also increase your likelihood of sun damage. These surfaces can reflect up to 80 percent of UV radiation, so the sun's rays are hitting you twice.
Do you catch the sun better on the beach? AND YES, THE WATER DOES INTENSIFY THE SUN'S RAYS. Not only that, but the sun's rays reflect off of beautiful white sand, too. But this isn't the sole reason why you experience more sun and worse sunburns at the beach.
At the coast the horizon facing the ocean is unobstructed, so a larger part of the sky is visible than inland, where trees, buildings, etc., block the view of the horizon. Also, the horizon sky is brighter than the overhead sky.