As the midday sun beats down on Tuvalu, a slim slice of golden sand in remote Oceania, locals seek shelter under palm trees by the lagoon’s edge, or retreat to the dark interiors of their homes. There is little else they can do to escape the sun’s powerful rays, because there is no suncream in the entire country, despite strident efforts by locals to obtain some.
Humans have been living with the sun for a long time. What's wrong with shadow and long clothes? Not enough profit for the chemical industry? Not enough water pollution? Also heat has nothing to do with sunscreen, it is colder in the shadow.
You write this lengthy article in favour of sunscreen in Tuvalu then end saying it’s banned in Palau and Hawaii. So are skin cancer rates higher post-ban in those countries? This would prove the need in Tuvalu. Otherwise it’s anecdotal, no?