What are some potential positive consequences of global warming?

Answer 1

There are very few real advantages to global warming because global warming is causing climate change.

• More rain in some places might seem to be a benefit, but other places will experience drought and famine.
• Increased warmth and increased carbon dioxide are thought by some to encourage plant growth. Studies are showing that this is usually not the case. Farmers will have to change to different crops to deal with increased temperatures.
• Warmer climates may have some benefits for cold countries, but the warmth is also melting frozen tundra, releasing methane, and increasing the rate of global warming.
• Warmer climates are not beneficial for equatorial countries that are already warm.
• There is no advantage in sea level rise, especially to the world's great cities built on low-lying coasts.
• Ocean acidification is another disadvantage to increased atmospheric CO2.

Every small advantage that might result tends to be counterbalanced by much more severe disadvantages elsewhere.

A: Some known benefits:

• Increased agricultural productivity & land (more rain, warmth & CO2)
• Longer growing seasons for plant life.
• Greening of some of the Earth's vast frozen land masses
• Increased wildlife habitat, provided migratory pathways to new locations can be found and populations can take hold.
• More bountiful food for animal life (or less in areas subject to desertification).
• Less net global energy heating requirement for humans (offset by increased need for cooling--air conditioning tends to be more expensive than heating).
• Less cold related severe weather and death (offset by increases in heat stroke--far more people tend to die from heat than cold each year).
• More pleasant temperatures for economic activity and outdoor activity/recreation.
• If we are very lucky and warm enough, we may even avert the next ice age. These occur like clockwork and wipe out substantial animal and plant life on the planet.
• Animals and birds may not need to migrate so far for water (and food as a consequence of the extra water).
• Tropical Rain forests- Global warming could see these increase.
• The benefits do not even come close to the drawbacks though.

Climate scientists are realistic about what their modelling can achieve. They know they can predict global warming with some accuracy, and they know that they can predict some of the likely consequences of global warming, but most of the predicted outcomes are expected to be negative, including loss of biodiversity, widespread economic and social hardship, and risk to health. However, among the losers there are likely to be some winners. For example, scientific predictions are for more prolonged droughts in some areas and for more frequent severe flooding in others, but there may well be other areas that benefit by more optimum rainfall.

Answer 2

Some potential positive consequences of global warming include longer growing seasons in certain regions, increased access to Natural Resources such as oil and gas in previously inaccessible areas, and shorter and milder winters in some locations that may benefit certain industries. However, these potential benefits must be weighed against the overall negative impacts of global warming on the environment and human societies.

Answer 3

Some of the positive consequences that have been postulated by some organizations and some scientists, if global warming increases, are:

• It depends on the degree of warming and where you are. For example, mild warming might mean vineyards could be more productive in England (but conversely at the same time Mediterranean Europe might become more like a desert).
• Lower Death Rate among humans. It is known that cold weather causes more deaths than warm weather. Therefore, though warm-weather-related deaths will increase slightly, cold-weather-related deaths will decrease by more than enough to offset that.
• More beneficial conditions for trees and other plants. The excess carbon dioxide that is causing global warming may result in faster growth and reproduction in some plant species.
• Increased food production. There are three things that crops need more than anything else - carbon dioxide, heat, and water. All of these things will increase if global warming continues. Moreover, there will be billions of acres that are currently too cold for crops that will become warm enough. Though there will be crop losses due to drought and desertification brought on by changing weather patterns, the overall effect of warming on global food production could be positive.
• Increased navigability of the Arctic Ocean. If the ice continues to melt there, a much larger part of the Arctic Ocean will be navigable than is now, though probably not as much as was navigable 1000 years ago during the Medieval Warm Period.

Answer 4

An increase in the trapped heat will:

• Change and alter weather patterns

Which in turn will:

• Result in some living things not being able to adapt to these changes which will hasten species extinction

• Influence length of seasons

• Lead to more, frequent and intense storms

• More rain, followed by longer and drier droughts, which will challenge the growth of crops.

• Ice sheets will melt which will potentially raise sea levels significantly and cause coastal flooding

There are various studies and opinions on how severe the climate change will be, and how global warming will affect the earth. What does seem to be agreed upon is that immediate action is required to prevent irreversible damage to the earth, water resources and ecosystems.

• Precipitation has increased in the U.S. 10% in the last century and is predicted to increase another 10% over the next 10-40 years according to the current values.
• A study submitted to IPCC predicts sea levels to rise by 7 to 23 inches by the year 2100. That particular study did not take into account the increase of ice melting in Greenland or Antarctica.
• A newer study published after IPCC's deadline, predicts sea levels to rise 20 to 55 times this century.
• Increased sea levels could threaten the levees in San Francisco Bay that provides a portion of water to over 20 million Californians.

That is very hard to predict. Some people have speculated that it will change the ocean currents so drastically as to bring about another ice-age, while some have figured that it will only make drastically cold places more temperate and habitable. The most common consensus is that it will make things warmer, which would raise sea levels and have wide-spread effects.

Answer 5

There are no really advantages. Global warming kills tons of polar bears, ice melts so badly that the polar bears can't find land and end up drowning. The world will be very much affected by global warming.

A:Advantages of global warmingClimate warming, or global warming, sound so benign. But there are actually few advantages to global warming. Some regions could have milder winters or better rainfall. Ecological disadvantages of global warming

• Loss of species habitat
• Widespread extinction of species in the wild, and loss of biodiversity
• Increased desertification
• Bleaching of corals due to the rising acidity of the ocean
• Coastal inundation due to rising sea levels, higher storm surges and erosion

Social disadvantages of global warming

• Displacement of populations from low lying areas in parts of China, Bangladesh, the United Kingdom and some Pacific Island nations.
• Spread of some tropical diseases and malaria.
• Health risks from heatwaves and sudden floods
• Possible food shortages

Economic disadvantages of global warming

• Storm damage and resultant economic losses
• Loss of income by those affected by climate changes such as droughts or floods
• Higher insurance premiums

Cons

• more harsh weather
• easier to get sick
• more droughts
• starvation and more deaths because of less food
• more deaths from heat waves
• more extinction in plants and animals
• using more energy for air conditioning
• more air pollution
• more asthma attacks
• permanent loss of ice
• larger force of forest fires
• more murders out of frustration

Pros

• more plant growth in icy places
• the next ice age can be stopped
• fewer deaths because of freezing weather
• money that is spent n clearing snow from roads will be saved
• while we try to stop gobal warming, we learn about new technology and how it can be used.

Answer 6

Although the question as to the importance of global warming is quite sophisticated, I will briefly explain the gist of its significance here.

Global warming causes an increase and decrease in temperatures in the world. Most cities will experience a hotter climate, some would experience a colder climate. This generally affects the habitat, ecosystem, ocean water levels, etc. In other words, a little increase in temperature would have a disastrous effect for residents living near/on coastal regions. This would mean flooding as sea levels rise. This will also affect the organisms that survive in particular places as they are affected by temperature/pH range, resulting in possible extinction.

Answer 7

What is global warming?

Global warming is when the earth heats up (the temperature rises). It happens when greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, water vapor, nitrous oxide, and methane) trap heat and light from the sun in the earth's atmosphere, which increases the temperature. This hurts many people, animals, and plants. Many cannot take the change, so they die.

What is global warming doing to the environment?

Global warming is affecting many parts of the world. Global warming makes the sea rise, and when the sea rises, the water covers many low land islands. This is a big problem for many of the plants, animals, and people on islands. The water covers the plants and causes some of them to die. When they die, the animals lose a source of food, along with their habitat. Although animals have a better ability to adapt to what happens than plants do, they may die also. When the plants and animals die, people lose two sources of food, plant food and animal food. They may also lose their homes. As a result, they would also have to leave the area or die. This would be called a break in the food chain, or a chain reaction, one thing happening that leads to another and so on.

What causes global warming?

Many things cause global warming. One thing that causes global warming is electrical pollution. Electricity causes pollution in many ways, some worse than others. In most cases, fossil fuels are burned to create electricity. Fossil fuels are made of dead plants and animals. Some examples of fossil fuels are oil and petroleum. Many pollutants (chemicals that pollute the air, water, and land) are sent into the air when fossil fuels are burned. Some of these chemicals are called greenhouse gasses.

We use these sources of energy much more than the sources that give off less pollution. Petroleum, one of the sources of energy, is used a lot. It is used for transportation, making electricity, and making many other things. Although this source of energy gives off a lot of pollution, it is used for 38% of theUnited States' energy.

Some other examples of using energy and polluting the air are:

Turning on a light

Watching T.V.

Listening to a stereo

Washing or drying clothes

Using a hair dryer

Riding in a car

Heating a meal in the microwave

Using an air conditioner

Playing a video game

Using a dish washer

Answer 8

Mostly, it will lead us into a terrible ending of our usual lives once global warming has reached its unsustainable level, but that's like waaaaaay in the future. Other than that, there are very few positive sides of the situation. First one is that theres more carbon in the area, promoting growth to nearby plants in numerous human cities. Another is that since the ocean depth is rising some areas of drought may already be restored with water (as an ocean front not drinkable water). And the hydroelectric companys are probably recievely far more stock revenue than ever since people like turning up the A/C. But other than that, we are all going to be killed if we can't stop our convienient habits.

Answer 9

Answer:Global warming has been identified as a major issue for the global community. More properly this is called "Global Climate Change" as some areas may be warmer, some cooler, some wetter, some drier...

Background: The contention of the larger number of climatologists is that human activities since the industrial revolution have increased the content of CO2, methane, and other gases in the atmosphere that trap solar heat. At the same time human activities have reduced the forest cover that had traditionally absorbed these same materials. They state that an increasing level of these atmospheric constituents has lead to a chain of chemical and physical changes that have increased the world's average temperature.

Observations of atmospheric gas composition, average sea water temperatures, atmospheric temperatures etc. confirm the trends and support the proposition.

Potential Impacts:

1. The sea levels may rise. Technically this may be caused by melting ice from the polar ice caps or an increase in sea height as the less dense water is less compressed. Low lying land like many Pacific Islands and Miami will be under water.

2. Serious climate changes may result from diverted ocean currents. As an example, the Gulf Stream keeps Europe warm. If the Stream is not running Europe may be much cooler and drier. Crops may not grow.

3. Ecology changes on the land could include species of animals and plants extending their range to the polar regions. Local flora and fauna may become extinct. A good example is the spread of Africanized bees and Fire Ants. Sea life may also be impacted both through the introduction of competitive species presently kept in other areas by water temperature changes, and by failure to adapt to less saline water.

4. Human society may be disrupted if changes in rainfall and temperature cause crop failure. Famine refugees may require significant humanitarian attention by the "lucky" nations.

AnswerThere are several disadvantages to Global Warming, which will affect all life on this planet. As the Earth warms, the ocean levels will rise due to melting ice in Greenland, and the Antarctic, with an additional rise due to thermal expansion (warm water takes up more space than cold water). The rising ocean levels will innundate roads, farmland, towns, and even cities. The economic cost will be in the trillions. A warmer Earth equals more powerful storms, with increasing frequency. Wildlife will suffer if their habitats change more quickly than they can adapt. Global weather patterns will be altered as temperature differentials change planet-wide. These are a few of the disadvantages...and this is only "the tip of the iceberg", no pun intended.
It would cause many species to die,cause sea levels to rise and this would make islands like madagasgar disapear
people die because of it .there is no rain. there is no sufficient food due to scarcity of rain .it leads to destroy the wolrd
Global warming is the increase of the overall temperature of the Earthâ??s atmosphere. Some of its disadvantages are water shortage, increased in death due to food shortage, loss of animal and plant habitats, increase in pollution and extinction of animal and plant species.

Answer 10

There are no advantages!