Does the human body adapt physically to certain climates and if so, how? For example, Florida had “dangerous windchills” of low 30’s recently at the same time Minnesota had a “warm weekend” with temps in the low 30’s. What physical differences actually occur when you live in a certain climate a long time, or is it all mental?
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Tangential to your temperature question… People who live at high elevations have more hemoglobin (the part of the blood that carries oxygen), which can happen in a few weeks.
And if they’re there for generations (like people living in the Andes) their lungs & ribcage actually get larger than previous generations so they can breathe more air.
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