Why is white skin more prone to sunburns when whiteness typically is better for reflecting light and not absorbing heat, compared to darkness?

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Why is white skin more prone to sunburns when whiteness typically is better for reflecting light and not absorbing heat, compared to darkness?

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Others replied correctly how melanin in the skin protects against the sun’s radiation.

However, the dark color does indeed absorb more heat from the sunlight which also make Africans potentially more at risk for sunstroke than white Europeans.