Commentary on an article from the Texas Observer

The Texas Observer's article Climate Change Conference: Adaption Crucial for Central Texas is a commentary well-written and somewhat terrifying.  The claim of the article is that Texas's odd climate patterns topped with the stark reality of Global Warming could seriously damage the Texas frontier, as well as the people that inhabit it.  Because the East sides' population of mostly elder, poorer people, a lot of the environmentally-friendly structures that are in Central Texas are in that area, a reaction to the terribly hot summer of 2011.  The article states that "'green' buildings that often have features that can reduce exposure to heat, flooding and other extreme weather conditions—(are) clustered west of I-35".  However, according to the article such structures need to be everywhere-not just in the places where the damage has already been done.
The author, Priscila Mosqueda, has credibility because she has lived in Texas for some time now (she just recently graduated from the University of Texas).  The attended audience for the article are people living in Texas and concerned about the ever-changing weather conditions in this state and its impact on their lives.  The evidence the author uses to support her argument that Climate Adaption is crucial for Central Texas is in her statement about climate change, which "means longer and more frequent droughts; more numerous and severe wildfires due to higher temperatures; and rainfall that could come less frequently but with more intensity, worsening Central Texas’ status as the flash flood capital of the nation and producing more fatalities and property damage".  The logic of her argument is clear-  if we don't take into consideration the affect Greenhouse Gases has had on this earth, the less likely we as Texans will be prepared for future impending natural disasters.