Originally Posted by
ryan1234
So why do we only hear one side about global warming?
"Global warming" is really the wrong label to apply. It's really global climate destabilization we're talking about.
In your example, a longer growing season may also mean that insects harmful to the crops stop dying off in the winter. Declining snow pacts to replenish the aquifers means water becomes an issue. Rain fall patterns change so breadbasket states like Kansas and Nebraska in the corn belt may turn into desert states like Nevada and Arizona. Really inconvenient if you're a farmer in Kansas.
For those who believe addressing global climate change now is an economic boondoggle, I would submit that the price is going to go up the longer we wait.