Global Warming. SIMPLE question

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Yeah, I think most agree that the planet is warming.
The argument: whether or not it's a natural occurrence or man-made.
No clue, with regard to your question.

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EKG

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I believe he was arguing that we assume AGW was true.

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Think of all the stuff under the ice in Antarctica. Time for a new land race...

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I mean, for one, it would seem self evident that varying climate, both warming and cooling, would tend to have the effect over great time periods of moving around which areas are the best for growing and, by extension, allow a rotation of use and fertility.

Is warming a pain in the arse for coastal cities built within our short little memories? Well, yeah. But, let's be blunt. If sea level rose 10 feet fricking tomorrow, in 300 years, there would be a bunch of NEW beach front cities. Shifting coastlines isn't even something that predates human history. It just predates our short little modern memories.

Hey Shorty, look at what I just found..

warnings on gas pumps

Civilizations in antiquity flourished during periods of global warming.

I know this isn't the right type answer you're looking for but girls would get to wear skimpy clothing longer.

For a decent answer, my A/C man says it actually cost more to run my heat pump/ac during the winter than it does the summer so that would be a plus for warmer periods of weather.

1. increased geographic range of cultivation: this occurred during the Medieval Warm Period when grapes could be grown as far north as England. Larger ranges, longer growing seasons, more food.

2. Reduction of wet lands: During the Medieval Warm period, many swamps, marshes, and bogs around Europe dried up as a result of the elevated temperatures. This caused mosquito populations to crater and diseases like Malaria, Yellow Fever, and West Nile to nearly completely die off.

3. Reduced Arctic Sea Ice: This will make Arctic sea voyages much safer due to a reduction in the frequency of icebergs, a shortening of the ice season, and the opening up of formerly frozen shipping lanes. These new shipping lanes could greatly reduce the shipping times and fuel costs of shipping goods all around the world. It would be the greatest advancement in shipping since the Panama Canal.

4. Increased vegetation: The additional heat isn't just good for crops and boats. The additional heat will help to generate more plant growth leading to reduced atmospheric CO2 over time and more Oxygen. Plants do a great job of cleaning up air pollution as well as create more bio mass to feed herbivores and in tern carnivores and omnivores. More plants means more animals that can be sustained by them and more places where humans can live. Greenland was not just some nasty Viking joke. Greenland actually was Green during the Medieval Ice Age, filled with fertile grass lands for grazing animals.