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Catching-Rays.mp3<\/a>
\nCatching-Rays.mp4<\/a>
\nCatching-Rays-Unplugged-Underground-XXIV.mp3<\/a>
\nCatching-Rays-Unplugged-Underground-XXIV.mp4<\/a>
\nCatching-Rays-intro.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nConsider the exposure
\n(All who’ll come to see)
\nTo be at your leisure
\n(Under the sun, happily)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nImagine your future
\nIn the spotlight (UV)
\n… you… and me<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nCatching rays
\n(Catching ra, ra, radiation)
\nMore n’ more these days
\n(We’re catching rays)
\nRa, Ra, radiation<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nDon’t wear your welcome thin
\nLetting the sun under your skin
\nIn the Age of Damage
\nYou’ll have no next of kin<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nImagine your future
\nIn the spotlight (UV)
\n… you… and me<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nCatching rays
\n(Catching ra, ra, radiation)
\nMore n’ more these days
\n(We’re catching rays)
\nRa, Ra, radiation<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nImmune system suppression
\n(Physical regression)
\nPremature aging
\n(Skin is sagging)
\nFade to the shade
\n(Fa, fa, fa fade)
\nTo the shade<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nCatching rays
\n(Catching ra, ra, radiation)
\nMore n’ more these days
\n(We’re catching rays)
\nRa, Ra, radiation<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nDidn’t mean to be catching rays
\n(These days)
\nFade to the shade
\n(Fa, fa, fa fade)
\nFade to the shade
\n(Fa, fa, fa fade)
\nTo the shade
\n(Fade)<\/p>\n

A SCIENCE NOTE<\/p>\n

Climate feedbacks are causing increased UV alerts<\/strong> because warming temperatures and changing atmospheric chemistry reduce the protective ozone layer in some regions and alter cloud cover. Less ozone and fewer clouds allow more ultraviolet (UV) radiation<\/strong> to reach the surface. Additionally, higher levels of ground-level pollutants like nitrogen oxides (from fossil fuel combustion) can interact with warming to worsen stratospheric ozone depletion<\/strong>, especially during heatwaves.<\/p>\n

Photon radiation<\/strong> refers to energy carried by photons<\/strong>, the fundamental particles of light. UV photons<\/strong> have high energy and short wavelengths. When they penetrate the skin, they can damage DNA<\/strong>, leading to:<\/p>\n