The correct answer is D Away from the Sun, and the temperature is colder.
Explanation
December 21 begins the December solstice in which winter begins in the northern hemisphere and summer in the southern hemisphere. This season lasts until March 21. This is because the position of the earth allows the sun's rays to enter more directly towards the southern hemisphere, while the northern hemisphere is more distant from the sun's rays. According to the above, the correct answer is D. Away from the Sun, and the temperature is colder.
A longer melt season in Antarctica leads to a greater loss of land-based glacier ice. The water from the melted land glaciers runs into the oceans and leads to an overall increase in volume. This change has global effects.