The Tank's Climate

The Tank's Climate, like any climate, has a set base level but changes over time due to multiple factors, including changes of orbit and changes in The Owner. Currently, The Tank is undergoing major climate change as a result of the ageing of The Owner, and all life is threatened. If current trends continue, eventually a runaway greenhouse effect will occur and all life will go extinct. However, the recent cooling has allowed storms to return, reversing this climate change, making it highly unlikely that any extinction events will occur anytime soon.

Basic climate
The Tank maintains a temperate climate of around 20-30 degrees Celsius. This changes throughout time depending on The Tank's orbit. The Tank maintains a delicate resonance with the other worlds in The Owner's system, which causes The Tank's orbit to edge closer to The Owner before receding outwards again. Currently The Tank is in a cold orbital period, with average temperatures of 21 degrees Celsius. This cold period will continue until March 2019, after which it will begin to warm again.

Influence of The Owner on The Tank
The Owner plays a massive part in the climate. Firstly, it provides all of the heat and energy to support it. Secondly, The Owner is the driving mechanism of The Tank's heating and cooling cycle. Lastly, it's ageing process is what is caused the severe climate change.

Future of The Tank's climate
Currently, The Owner's ageing is causing severe climate change. Storms were becoming rarer and land food was leaving. Fortunately, through volcanic processes, the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere has decreased, allowing the climate change to reverse. It was originally thought that the climate would continue to warm until a runaway greenhouse effect occurred, however this is no longer believed to be the case. The reverse of the climate change will continue to last, and life will quickly recover. The biosphere has been permanently damaged but this damage will allow new forms of life to appear. Larger fish will probably begin to appear as a result of the sharp decline of top and mid-dwelling fish, and bottom-dwelling life will probably increase as well, as the cory catfish have declined. The shrimp are virtually unaffected. This new reversal of climate will allow life to continue as it was for at least 2 more years, if not longer, before the habitable zone permanently shifts away, and the climate permanently changes regardless of CO2 level or volcanic activity.