Given that warm periods, including the Medieval Warming period, have always been good for animals and people, and cold periods have always resulted in food shortages, this shouldn't really be a surprise. Anyway, the upshot:
Falling public health costs and fresh produce could be unforeseen upsides to global warming.
A UK government study released today has identified the top 100 effects of climate change and how they may surprisingly impact Britain in the next century.
The costs of public health and shipping will also go down but flooding could be really problematic and expensive, the Climate Change Risk Assessment has found.
With the melting of the Arctic sea, new routes will open up which will reduce journey times and fuel costs.
The warmer water temperatures mean sole and plaice will be more plentiful in the UK, though cod and haddock will move to cooler climates.
Also, with Britain acquiring a more temperate climate, public health costs are set to decline.
The deaths due to cold winters will decline by some 24,000 people – far less than the 5,900 predicted deaths that will arise from the increased temperatures.
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