- High altitudes lead to hypoxia due to decreased barometric pressure reducing oxygen levels. Symptoms appear above 10,000 feet and become severe above 15,000-18,000 feet. The body compensates through hyperventilation and other physiological changes over time. - Deep sea diving exposes divers to high pressure, leading to hazards like nitrogen narcosis, oxygen toxicity, and decompression sickness if ascending too quickly. Special breathing gases and slow recompression are needed to prevent these risks during deep dives. - Both high altitudes and deep sea diving cause hypoxic stresses on the body that require physiological adaptations and safety precautions to tolerate the environmental challenges.