Yogyakarta Residents Are Advised To Be Alert To High UV Exposure

Illustration of ultraviolet light exposure (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Residents of the Special Region of Yogyakarta are advised to be aware of exposure to the solar ultraviolet (UV) with high intensity during the day.

"If exposed directly to the skin, the effect is like burning," said Head of Yogyakarta Meteorological Station Warjono to Antara, Sunday

According to the BMKG Solar UV Light Index Map on Sunday, September 24, 2023, the level of UV light exposure in the Special Region of Yogyakarta is very high (red) from 11.00 WIB to 12.00 WIB.

According to the map, the exposure of sunlight in the Special Region of Yogyakarta will go down to a high level (jingga) at 13.00 WIB and down again to moderate to low from 14.00 to 15.00 WIB.

Warjono appealed to residents of the Special Region of Yogyakarta to use sunscreen to avoid the impact of very high and high level UV light exposure during the day.

He said that exposure to high to extreme solar light is common during the dry season.

"UV will reach extreme peaks during the day due to a lack of cloud cover," he said.

According to the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency, the dry season is still ongoing in most parts of Indonesia.

The head of the Yogyakarta Climatology Station, Reni Kraningtyas, said that the rainfall in the Special Region of Yogyakarta is predicted to remain low-middle during October to December 2023.