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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The body’s blood volume changes between winter and summer. In winter to conserve energy the body sends less blood to the skin. In summer the body MUST send MORE blood to the skin to radiate heat.
It takes years not weeks to adapt. A friend I grew up with in New England was totally familiar with freezing weather. Then she lived in southern California for ten years. Then she came back permanently to New England. She literally *suffered* for several years till her body acclimatised to the much more serious climate variation.
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