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A push to cool Australian cities may inadvertently increase our skin cancer risk, unless we act

By Hugh Stanford, Researcher Associate, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
Joe Hurley, Professor, Sustainability and Urban Planning, RMIT University

Light-coloured footpaths, roads and other surfaces are increasingly used to reflect the sun’s rays and cool our cities. But they also reflect cancer-causing UV radiation.

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