Seattle summers are the best—adverse weather events and wildfires notwithstanding. They’re why we stay out for hours on end, giving our oppressed knees time to luxuriate in the warm air and sunshine until a gloriously late sunset. Turns out we’re kind of doing it wrong.
Washington has a surprisingly high rate of melanoma cases—the most serious type of skin cancer—compared to other states. In 2019, we ranked 11th for new instances of melanoma, beating out perpetually sunny states like Arizona, Hawaii, Florida, California, and Texas.
“People in the Pacific Northwest are more likely to get intermittent, intense exposure to sun, so thinking about that first sunny day in May or June when you go out
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