Digital BW, The Print

> >NZ is supposed to have more UV than many other countries so it's
> probably a good place to do such tests.
> 
> Why is that do you suppose?  I don't know how S. Fla rates, but I know
> it's real easy to get a bad sunburn here.  I grew up here fishing,
> sailing, snorkeling, etc, and had my share of them.  We see lots of
> bright pink tourists here in the winter <g>.

It's actually due to the "hole" (thinness) in the ozone layer due to
CFC pollution.  The hole appears annually over Antarctica and places
like Chile, NZ, etc that are nearby are affected as well.  Now that
CFCs are largely banned the problem should eventually solve itself.