Comparison Of Antarctica And Central Texas And Their Correlation Of Climate Change

In today’s society we face a substantial issue at hand, that being climate change. Due to the rapid increase in temperature in relation to the increase in greenhouse gases emitted a vast array of different issue arise.

When we look to see the effects of these hazards it is good to start in the Polar Regions. In this paper, I will discuss the factors of both Antarctica and Central Texas and their correlation of climate change with its effect on biomass/biodiversity. Antarctica is drastically different from Texas with it being located on the South Pole. Due to its location on the South Pole, Antarctica’s angle of sunlight is much less than areas located closer to the equator. The greater the angle that sunlight hits the earth’s surface increases the concentration of the sun’s radiation of heat. With that being said, since

The continent holds the record for coldest temperature, which was a bone clinching -89.2 Celsius (Discovering Antarctica). When we think of Antarctica, we think of blizzard, cold winds and endless amounts of snow falling from the sky. In contrast, it is a very dry, cold place that receives less than 50 mm a year of precipitation, making it an artic desert (Discovering Antarctica). As the Artic is surrounded by landmasses the heat transfer is greater than as Antarctica, which is surround by the southern oceans. Along with its higher elevations, Antarctica creates a harsher and colder environment. With a continent of such a harsh environment it is hard to think that organic organism can thrive. In fact organisms have adapted to this cold environment, and created a small amount of biomass, mostly concentrated along the coastlines.