How do people survive the cold in Antarctica ?
You wrap up warm in thin layers and several of them. It’s very important to cover feet, ankles, hands, wrists and your head. Mainly synthetic fibers these days. Insulated footwear. Clothes need to be kept dry and clean to maintain their best insulating qualities. UV (ultra-violet) radiation is fierce in the summer so wearing wrap-round goggles and sun screen on any exposed skin is just as important as keeping warm in the winter. Survival is largely about not being caught out in the worst weather and not getting lost in whiteout conditions. This means you must be well-trained to carry out your activities, careful about how you dress, work in a team where each member watches the others for signs of “frost-nip” and hypothermia. Food is very important too. Clothing keeps the body heat from escaping, plenty of nutritious food feeds the furnace from the inside and helps generate warmth. Despite what people often assume, the Antarctic is not a place to take risks, but a place where weather ex
