It's the Ice Age!!!

Tonight, it will feel like the Ice Age!!! It will be South Florida’s coldest temperatures of the year !!! Remember to water your plants. Fortunately, the weather will be back to normal by the weekend. Dress warmly. Wear lots of clothing. Also, here is a little tip; rub your hands together to produce heat, it helps. Our prehistoric ancestors, the Neanderthals whom existed 100,000 to 40,000 years ago during the ice age adapted to the cold similar to how we currently adapt by using fire, dwelling in caves, and using clothing. The difference is that access to protect ourselves from the cold is much easier due to technology. We have electrical houses for heaters and we do not have to hunt for fur on animals anymore. We have shopping stores nearby that we can purchase them from. Last but not least, we have invented a hot beverage called hot tea to help us keep warm!!! See how much we have evolved.

In fact, not only do tools help us adapt to extreme climate, but so does our physiology. According to Bergmann's Rule he observed that within the same species of warm blooded animals, populations having less body massed individuals are more often found in warmer environments, while those with more body mass live in colder locations.. Joel Allen went further in his study than Bergman by observing that the length of the limbs and other body parts helped them cope in certain environments. Long limbs help ward off heat in warm climates and short limbs and a stocky body help retain heat for cold environments. Last but not least, our biological responses help us adapt to the environment. Muscle activity increases when we shiver and results in heat production. Our basal metabolism rate increases, fat insulates in our organs, and/or our blood flow pattern changes. Warm Climates; sweating is a mechanism for the clearing of too much body heat. Humans have many mechanisms to cope in cold weather thanks to our intelligence and adaptability. As Gloria Gaynor sang “I WILL SURVIVE” and so will you!!!