Medically reviewed by Arno Kroner, DAOM Altitude sickness occurs when air pressure and oxygen levels are reduced at a higher elevation, as in the mountains. It's more likely to occur if you're ...

That’s because of its height, or altitude. I’m on my summer holidays and although I love Scotland, sometimes it’s nice to go somewhere with a warmer climate. We work out what the climate in ...

Mount Kilimanjaro is close to the Equator but its summit has a cold climate because of its altitude. Latitude helps identify where some climates are to be found. Hot, wet climates are found within ...

Climate change has become our species’ great ... the flights maintain an average cruising altitude of just 1,500 ft.—and sometimes much lower. “Over some mountain ranges we get pretty ...