WORK IN COLD ENVIRONMENTS - COLD STRESS AND COLD ADAPTATION

1. Results from more than half a century of investigation of human adaptation to cold have been so varied that some observers have doubted whether man can adapt to cold at all. 2. This paper considers what challenges to the thermoregulatory system humans experience when living and working in a cold environment (specifically the Antarctic and Subantarctic), what kinds of adaptation have been shown to develop, and what factors might have contributed to the diversity of opinion.