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I can't say I like near sub-zero temperatures, but I tolerate them much better than the heat. If you put me in year-round 100 degree weather I'd have to drink a few gallons of water a day just to replace how much I'd lose in sweat. I sweat like a pig in 80 degree weather, never mind 100 degree weather.
If you said annual temperatures were in the 20s year round I'd even more strongly prefer it. Once it hits around 20 it's warm enough your face doesn't start burning when you're outside uncovered.
Yeah... these temperature extremes are little less realistic. It gets pretty cold in the north, but I don't think any state stays that cold year round. The hot states don't stay that hot year round either. It is more reasonable to say 20's and 30's for the colder states (I realize it gets down REAL cold at times, but it's not likely to last either).
Yeah... these temperature extremes are little less realistic. It gets pretty cold in the north, but I don't think any state stays that cold year round. The hot states don't stay that hot year round either. It is more reasonable to say 20's and 30's for the colder states (I realize it gets down REAL cold at times, but it's not likely to last either).
Barrow, Alaska is the furthest northern town in the U.S. The average annual high is 17, and the average low is 6, so even discounting seasonality (since it's typically above freezing from mid-May to the end of September), this is warmer than the O.P. premise.
About the only place I could think of where you might get unchanging annual temperatures of around 5 degrees would be on a really tall mountain (above the snow line) in the tropics - somewhere in the Andes or the Himalayas.
On the other hand, I can't think of anywhere in the world which would be as hot as the OP's premise. Deserts get that hot during the day, but because of the low humidity/low cloud cover they cool off massively at night. Average temperatures in more humid climates tend to peak more around 90ish. Highs are below 80 typically in tropical rainforests (although with the humidity, it doesn't feel mild).
would you rather live in an area that is frigid cold year around (0-5 degrees) or in a overwhelmingly hot year around (98-104 degrees)???
Seems that the cold is looked down upon but I don't see why.. other than a little bit more commute time during snowy times. I have lived in Alaska, Hawaii, Florida, and Ohio. I must say that I am fond of the colder snowy type environments
That is not a fare questions. Humans cannot naturally survive in an environment that is 0-5 degrees Fahrenheit year round. Vegetation can never grow thus there would be no food or wood for construction or fuel to warm us. In short, 1-5 deg. year round is Antarctica and that is not exactly known for it's human inhabitants.
That is not a fare questions. Humans cannot naturally survive in an environment that is 0-5 degrees Fahrenheit year round. Vegetation can never grow thus there would be no food or wood for construction or fuel to warm us. In short, 1-5 deg. year round is Antarctica and that is not exactly known for it's human inhabitants.
Sure, they can. It's called importing goods from more hospitable climates Also, people (namely researchers) do live in Antarctica (tourists also visit the area). They survive in large part due to what I outlined. At the end of the day, is that kind of life glamorous? Not to me. But, then again, that's a main reason for me not wanting to live in such an environment, hence my answer.
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Also, people (namely researchers) do live in Antarctica (tourists also visit the area). They survive in large part due to what I outlined. At the end of the day, is that kind of life glamorous? Not to me. But, then again, that's a main reason for me not wanting to live in such an environment, hence my answer.
