Traveling in cold weather conditions can be life threatening. The information provided here is designed for educational use only and is not a substitute for specific training or experience. Princeton ...

This supply of animal heat enables the body to resist the fatal effects of exposure to a low temperature. In the polar regions the thermometer often falls to 108 or 109 degrees below zero ...

Counties in northern and northeastern Pennsylvania, including Carbon, Potter, Sullivan, Tioga and Wyoming, will feel the coldest, with chills making the outdoors feel like -5 Fahrenheit, while the ...

Researchers have discovered a way to control human body temperature, mimicking the hibernation process of animals like bears.

As wind increases, it draws heat from the body, driving down skin temperature and eventually the internal body temperature, therefore making the outside feel colder than it is. Maps produced by ...

In extreme heat and high humidity, evaporation is slowed and the body must work extra hard to maintain a normal temperature. Most heat disorders occur because the victim has been overexposed to ...

Our body is always trying to maintain a balmy temperature of around 98.6℉ or 37°C. Hypothermia occurs when our body loses heat faster than we can produce it. And hypothermia doesn’t only ...