Highlands are an interesting climate zone with chilly weather and sometimes even snow capped mountains. Higher the elevation, colder the climate. But why does it feel colder in the mountains? Why mountaintops are cold even when they're closer to the sun? What causes coldness with altitude? These are fascinating age old questions, to which the answer is not quite straight forward. Let's explore how it happens.
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