Why is a country like Ladakh, it may be very hot in sunshine, but bitterly cold in shade ?

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  • August 27, 2011 at 6:06 am #71
    Aakanksha
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    Why is a country like Ladakh, it may be very hot in sunshine, but bitterly cold in shade ?

    August 27, 2011 at 6:07 am #8634
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    The atmosphere on great heights like Ladakh is rarefied, which offers little obstacle to the rays of the sun which are therefore, scorching. But the rarefied air absorbs little heat from the rays of the sun, therefore, the atmosphere remains cold. Hence it is very cold in the shade.

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