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In response to "desert (usually) makes pretty shit farmland even if you irrigate the pants off it." by mafic

Related: I would give the climate crisis hysterics more credit if they occasionally listed some of the benefits of warming.

Posted by Agent.Vermin (aka Dr.Vermin) Dec 8 '09, 11:25

You can't tell me (especially given my locale) that there are NO benefits to rising temperatures.

How many acres of frozen tundra could be turned into farmland with a higher average temperature?

If you tell me that temperatures are dropping and the next ice age is coming (as it eventually will), and I will agree that TROUBLE is on the way. Temperatures going the other way can certainly cause problems, but I'm not convinced it's lose/lose across the board.

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btw, it is not impossible to grow food in places like that. Iceland is littered with greenhouses. - Guy Dec 8, 11:32
I think climate change in either direction will have benefits for some. - mafic Dec 8, 11:31
because the "benefits" are overshadowed by the global impact - Guy Dec 8, 11:30
spoils - Beryllium Dec 8, 11:28
in general, almost none of it. it'll just turn into marsh. - Reagen Dec 8, 11:28 1
- most of it already is marsh. in the summer, anyway. -- nm - mafic Dec 8, 11:32

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