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What is happening to the body in hypothermia?

It loses heat faster than it can make it.

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  1. The skin freezes solid
  2. It loses heat faster than it can make it ✔
  3. It overheats from too many layers

Why: Wind, wet clothes and long cold days drain body heat. When the body cannot keep up, core temperature falls and thinking and movement suffer.

Huh, didn't know that: MedlinePlus says babies and older people are especially at risk, though anyone outdoors in the cold for a long time can get hypothermia.

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References

Answer: It loses heat faster than it can make it. Wind, wet clothes and long cold days drain body heat. When the body cannot keep up, core temperature falls and thinking and movement suffer.

  1. NWS: Cold safety www.weather.gov/safety/cold
    Hypothermia occurs when the body loses heat faster than it can produce it.
    Checked 2026-10-10.
  2. MedlinePlus: Hypothermia medlineplus.gov/hypothermia.html
    Anyone who spends much time outdoors in cold weather can get hypothermia.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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