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What are some benefits of global warming?


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Global warming:

  1. A rise in the temperature of the earth is called global warming.
  2. It is caused due to human activities such as industrialization, burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, etc.
  3. It causes the snow caps to melt, rise in sea level, environmental changes that affect human health, and threats to biodiversity.
  4. It is the most recent example of climate change.
  5. While it has several disadvantages, it also has a few advantages.

Benefits of global warming:

  1. Scope of more plant growth and milder climates in some frozen regions of the earth such as Siberia, Antarctic, and the Arctic.
  2. Fewer injuries or decreased death rate as a result of arctic conditions.
  3. The next ice age can be possibly prevented.
  4. Longer growing seasons can correspond to increased agricultural production in a few areas.
  5. Formerly untapped gas and oil reserves can be made available.

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