{"id":37294,"date":"2017-07-08T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-08T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging2.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/sun-safety-2-3\/"},"modified":"2023-06-13T13:22:28","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T21:22:28","slug":"sun-safety-2-3","status":"publish","type":"thread-blog","link":"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/sun-safety-2-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Sun Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"blog_content\">\n<p>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/threadsandbox2.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_9146-small.jpg\" style=\"width: 300px;height: 200px;margin: 5px;float: right\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n\tSummer days in Alaska are known for their long hours of sunlight. While we need some sun exposure to help our skin to produce vitamin D, too much sun exposure can cause burns or lead to skin cancer. And because dangerous UVB and UVA rays can pass through clouds, sun safety is just as important on overcast days. 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