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The upsides are seldom discussed but there seem to be many regions that would net benefit. For example, if average temps do indeed warm as some predict much of
by bequanna 4y ago
The upsides are seldom discussed but there seem to be many regions that would net benefit.
For example, if average temps do indeed warm as some predict much of the Midwestern US and Canada would enjoy longer growing seasons which would result in more tillable farmland and larger yields.
- prometheus76 4y agoIncreased CO2 in the atmosphere also leads to larger agricultural yields. Commercial greenhouses pump CO2 into their greenhouses to raise the CO2 to 1200 ppm or so. This can double or even triple yield.
- trilbyglens 4y agoYou are fully ignoring the fact that it's not just warming, but also an increase in climate chaos. They are just as likely to get mega freezes randomly, along with regular tornadoes or droughts as they are to get longer growing seasons. Calling it "warming" is a misnomer.
- bequanna 4y agoNot quite. Calling it "warming" was found to be inconvenient once the observations failed to confirm the models. "Climate chaos" is the new sexy, focus-group tested term. Not based on science, but a solid foundation of confirmation bias.
- jamal-kumar 4y agoYou put things in scare-quotes until your house is blown down
- bequanna 4y agoThe area I live in has experienced floods, tornados, blizzards, thunderstorms since time immemorial. The frequency and intensity of these events hasn't changed, but our ability to measure, capture and share the effects with a large audience sure has. Something to think about.
- travisporter 4y agoA EE professor I used to respect once told me he doesn’t believe in global warming or whatever because some ice core data was taken from Siberia, and they probably do sloppy science.