0
When you are higher the air is thinner, and is acting as less of a UV "shield" Another contributing factor is that higher places tend to be colder, and have snow more often, which also increases UV exposure.
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Is there any danger to a healthy person from high altitude breathing?
There is danger to a healthy person from high altitude breathing because the oxygen level is very low which could possibly cause a heart attack or stroke.
JWould you sunburn first in Denver Colorado or Jacksonville Florida if they both had a temperature of eighty degrees?
Denver. Colorado is the highest elevated state in the US and so receives far stronger UV Light. High altitude sunburn can occur far more quickly at high altitude than at sea level. Without sunscreen in Denver Col. you can begin to burn in 10 minutes. And the sunburn will take longer to heal.
What is the most danger on Mount Everest?
There are many problems and dangers that the climber will face while on Mount Everest. High altitude Pulmonary Edema High Altitude Cerebral Edema Frostbite Hypothermia Snow Blindness Crevasses Avalanches Rock Fall The Weather
What is healthier - living at low or high altitude?
High altitude
What is the altitude for the Antarctic?
the altitude is high, around 2194m.
What is altitude trekking?
Altitude Trekking is only used for high mountains like in Himalaya, India. Altitude basically represents the height from the sea level, as u go high, you will trek on more high altitude mountains.
If a person is on pacemaker will a visit to a high altitude affect him?
If a person is on pacemaker how will high altitude affect him?
Why do people who climb high need gas masks?
Because of high altitude sickness which is affected by climbing up high were there is high altitude. High altitude is were there is to much oxygen up high, if you breech in to much oxygen you could faint.
At what altitude does a High-Altitude Burst detonate?
Above 100,000 feet altitude (20 miles).
When was High Altitude Warfare School created?
High Altitude Warfare School was created in 1948-12.
Can you give me a sentence for altitude?
The airplane was flying at a very high altitude.
This is the effect on temperature when altitude increases.?
At high altitude the temeperature is lower.
