Countries with greatest temperature increases have benefited from them?

Countries with greatest temperature increases have benefited from them?

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  • Global warming is only really going to have a noticeable impact decades from now, at the very least. Right now, it’s barely noticeable...
  • Countries like Canada and Russia will gain from global warming. Sea shipping lanes previously frozen over half the year will be available year round. Areas previously too cold to farm will now be warm enough to farm. So they'll be gaining agricultural land while existing countries lose agricultural land.
  • I suppose if you look short term, Russia and Canada have already experienced tangible benefits, like Russia's new ability to use shipping routes that were previously frozen, and Canada experiencing an increase in the land area available for farming that was previously a wintry wasteland. I'm not sure how long these benefits will last. Finland, Norway, and Sweden have experienced lower winter fuel demand due to milder winters.

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