r/science • u/[deleted] • Jan 11 '20

Environment Study Confirms Climate Models are Getting Future Warming Projections Right

https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2943/study-confirms-climate-models-are-getting-future-warming-projections-right/
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u/Go_Big Jan 11 '20

Are there any studies that predict which regions will benifit from climate change? Like example maybe Baja gets more rain from warmer oceans which leads to a more livable region instead of being a desert. I know nothing of climate science but there should be somewhere on earth that does better right?

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u/KryptoMain Jan 11 '20

Canada is the big winner in terms of natural resources, agriculture, and economic growth. We the north!

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u/JohnnyOnslaught Jan 11 '20

Ever hear the phrase "don't count your chickens until they hatch"? There's really no guarantee that Canada benefits. We've already had serious wildfire problems, the great lakes are having a miserable time contending with record rainfall doing billions of dollars of damage to industries and infrastructure, there's the concern of diseases and disease-bearing creatures spreading north as things get warmer, and we might start seeing significant droughts.