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ameliusyesterday at 11:35 PM2 repliesview on HN

Makes you wonder, if/how _passengers_ are directly protected against the radiation


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fragmedeyesterday at 11:50 PM

They're not. Excessive high altitude flight increases your chance of developing melanoma.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9447865/

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burnt-resistortoday at 3:36 AM

Passengers flying now and then, it's not a big deal, but aircrews are at increased risk of cancer.