Question

Climate change is one of the most hotly contested environmental debates of our time. Will the West Antarctic ice sheet melt entirely? Will the Gulf Stream ocean current be disrupted? Will it be the end of the world as we know it? Maybe. Maybe not. Either way, Antarctica is a crucial element in this debate — not just because it's the only place in the world, which has never sustained a human population and therefore remains relatively 'pristine' in this respect; but more importantly, because it holds in its ice-cores half-million-year-old carbon record strapped in its layers of ice. If we want to study and examine the Earth's past, present and future, Antarctica is the place to go.

Why has Antarctica never sustained a human population?

विकल्प

• Due to geological concerns.

• Because of ecological predicament.

• As it is covered by thick layers of ice.

• Uneven days and nights.

Answer 1

As it is covered by thick layers of ice.

Explanation:

The main reason why humans do not live in Antarctica is because of its extreme cold. Because the temperature in Antarctica can reach 89 degrees Celsius, humans are unable to live there. There are no permanent human occupants on the island. Penguins, seals, nematodes, tardigrades, mites, numerous species of algae and other microbes, and tundra vegetation are among the only cold-adapted plants and animals that can thrive there.