Global Warming | The Effects of Global Warming Will Be Beneficial

In the following viewpoint, Dennis T. Avery argues that the anticipated global warming of 3.5 degrees Fahrenheit over the twenty-first century will have many positive impacts. According to Avery a warmer earth will result in lush forests, a decrease in climate-related disasters, increased food production, and a healthier human population. He describes a medieval period when temperatures increased by an amount similar to what is currently forecasted, and he concludes that this warming had a favorable impact on the world’s population at the time. Avery is director of the Center for...

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