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What’s on the U.K.’s Top 100 Effects of Global Warming List?

U.K. Releases Report on 100 Potential Impacts of Climate Change

Cover of CCRA report.

According to a new study produced by the U.K. government, some potential effects of global warming could include improved mental health, less colds, more farm production, less energy for heating and increased habitat for some species, according to the Daily Mail. But it also could result in things like extreme flooding, shorter staff hours due to hot temperatures inside buildings and less habitat for less tolerant species.

The first Climate Change Risk Assessment from the U.K.’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs evaluated 100 of the more than 700 potential impacts of climate change. According to reports, it’s not all bad. The Daily Mail has more on the pros and cons:

With the melting of the Arctic sea, new routes will open up which will reduce journey times and fuel costs.

The warmer water temperatures mean sole and plaice will be more plentiful in the UK, though cod and haddock will move to cooler climates.

Also, with Britain acquiring a more temperate climate, public health costs are set to decline.

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The report found that warmer conditions in Scotland could lead to an increase in forest productivity and yields of key agricultural crops, although there is a potential for increased threats due to new or more widespread pests and diseases.

Agriculture and forestry will also be affected. Droughts and some pests and diseases could increase as a result of warmer weather, which could reduce timber yields and quality and drive up timber costs by the 2080s.

On the plus side, sugar beet yields could rise by up to 70 percent and wheat yields by as much as 140 percent by mid-century due to longer growing seasons if water and nutrients are available.

“A warmer climate presents opportunities to grow new crops such as soy, sunflowers, peaches, apricots and grapes, while new markets may open up overseas for British grown produce,” the study said.  

The journal Nature reports that the study was a requirement of the 2008 Climate Change Act, which requires the U.K. to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by 80 percent from its 1990 levels by 2050. Nature reports Bob Watson, chief scientist, as saying flooding would be the earliest consequence. It states that the U.K. already spends  £1.3 billion (US$2.04 billion) each year on flood damage, but by 2080, the report states, costs could rise anywhere from £2.1 billion to £12 billion.

The Daily Mail has compiled a list of the upsides and downsides of global warming: check it out here.

Comments (58)

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  • GrayPanther
    Posted on January 27, 2012 at 10:15am

    God is still in charge; not the Loony Left. What a treat to read comments from my funny non-leftist friends on this issue. The earth has been warming or cooling ever since it’s creation. Ice core samples from Antarctica show CO2 rose AFTER temperatures rose; NOT before. Also it is a fact warmer sea water releases more CO2 into the atmosphere. Scientists also say sun spot cycles are more consistent with warming and cooling cycles than any other factor. And remember, CO2 makes up only .38 of one percent of our atmosphere! It’s time to defund the Communist run UN which started all this “man caused”crap!

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    • Elena2010
      Posted on January 27, 2012 at 12:36pm

      Especially considering warming happens every 1500 years or so.

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    • its_time_to_arrest_our_government
      Posted on January 27, 2012 at 1:48pm

      its time to stop putting up with the lies and the threats from these commies that are the green movement. its time to send them all packing to the north pole so they can wait for the ice to melt. they would be good food for the polar bears since these people also think that animals have more rights than humans do. lets feed the bears and save our nation from these losers all at once. enough is enough of these lying losers.

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  • AzSage
    Posted on January 27, 2012 at 9:20am

    oops, I just farted. There goes my carbon footprint.

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  • hugo65hsv
    Posted on January 27, 2012 at 9:11am

    Yes let’s all worry about climate change.. It’s only been happening for millions of years naturally.. And of course the human race has no right to be on the planet.. It’s been proven we are infinitesimally affecting the climate.. How dare we have a right to exist.. This Green Mental Illness goes far beyond respect for our environment, wise and prudent use of our natural resources..

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  • shirtsbyeric
    Posted on January 27, 2012 at 8:52am

    I’m not worried about the oceans rising because our President already said that he stopped it and if you disagree then you are racist.

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  • 4xeverything
    Posted on January 27, 2012 at 8:48am

    I love Global Warming/Climate Change!!!

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  • lukerw
    Posted on January 27, 2012 at 8:32am

    The Universe rotates… Galaxies rotate… Solar Systems rotate… Planets rotate… Suns die & explode… Rocks & Ice shoot through the whole mess at various angles… Black Holes try to suck in everything… and The Environmentalist DO NOT EXPECT CHANGE (rather blame Man for making too much heat)!

    IDIOTS!

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  • TH30PH1LUS
    Posted on January 27, 2012 at 8:19am

    England…. what happened to you?

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    • Jack of Hearts
      Posted on January 27, 2012 at 8:35am

      “England – what happened to you?”
      Well, the climate got warmer, winters milder and there are now vineyards across the south of England. The rising sea levels are a fact – believe it or not it‘s quite easy to measure high tide marks and we’ve got records that go back hundreds of years. Coastal defences have been improved in some areas but decisions have to be taken about which areas of the coast to protect. The growing seasons have been extended and I now have roses still blooming in my garden – in January.
      If you actually read the article there is some really good information about the effects it’s having. Climate change is a fact – you can argue about the causes but all you need to do is look out your window in many parts of the world to see it happening. One of the most interesting aspects picked up in the report was the “passage across the arctic”. This cuts 1,000s of miles off some sea routes and again – it’s happening. If you need proof – sail North.
      Instead of the knee jerk reactions why not think about the pros and cons of the changes which are taking place. We are having to deal with them – and we’re lucky. Some third world countries will be far worse affected. England is fine – but thanks for asking.

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    • 13th Imam
      Posted on January 27, 2012 at 9:07am

      Yes you can see climate change. In Alaska, they are running out of fuel oil because the sea ice is so thick. Icebreakers had to be used to deliver the fuel.

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    • mikem1969
      Posted on January 27, 2012 at 9:36am

      JOH, take a look at some REAL SCIENCE. There have been thousands of core samples taken from many different regions on Earth. They all prove the same thing, the planet goes through NATURAL WARMING AND COOLING TRENDS ON A REGUALR BASIS. Man is neither the cause or the cure for such NATURAL EVENTS. The whole global warming, climate change gambit is nothing more than a way for the liberal progressive elites to make billions off of all of us for nothing. I don’t know which side of the fence you are on, but if you are one of the tree huggers, then grow a brain, if not, then you know what I am saying is true.

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    • Jack of Hearts
      Posted on January 27, 2012 at 9:55am

      @ MIKEM1969
      That‘s what I’m saying – whatever the cause we ARE going through a warming trend/phase whatever you want to call it. You can argue about WHY but not that it’s happening.

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    • TH30PH1LUS
      Posted on January 27, 2012 at 10:17am

      J.O.H.

      More specifically:
      1. Allowing psuedo-communists in your country to spend billions on the nonsense that warming is man’s fault and that by using less petrol or in general, making modern life unaffordable and impossible – that somehow they will “save the earth” by returning it to previous temperatures.
      2. Allowing England to be settled by foreigners with no intention of integrating into English culture & society.
      3. Loosing your grip on national sovereignty and democracy by getting into bed with the E.U.

      Those were foremost in my mind when I wrote: “England, what happened to you?”

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    • Jack of Hearts
      Posted on January 27, 2012 at 10:29am

      @ TH30PH1LUS
      I don’t recognise the country you describe, but then my family have only lived here since Anglo Saxon times. Wouldn’t want to live anywhere else – certainly not in the neurotic nightmare that you seem to inhabit. Try visiting sometime – it’s peaceful, beautiful with the greatest people in the world.
      As for “Allowing England to be settled by foreigners with no intention of integrating into English culture & society” I’ve forgiven the Normans – it‘s been a thousand years now and they’ve started to integrate.
      Don’t believe the propaganda – unless it makes you feel better.

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    • TH30PH1LUS
      Posted on January 27, 2012 at 10:57am

      J.O.H.

      Been there. Loved it. Ergo my concern for your lovely nation. Hope to visit again.

      1. Immigration. More specifically, post WWII. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_the_United_Kingdom_since_1922
      http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/personal-view/3631608/Unchecked-immigration-is-putting-Britons-out-of-work.html
      http://www.migrationwatchuk.org/pressArticle/87
      http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15615537

      2. Loss of soveriegnty concerns: http://rt.com/news/eu-uk-referendum-sovereignty-575/
      http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11484355
      http://www.studentpulse.com/articles/578/uk-membership-in-the-european-union-undermining-parliamentary-sovereignty
      http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/6198513/EU-is-Britain-still-a-sovereign-state.html
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5sVBYUJQOY&feature=related

      3. UK & warming: http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/news/pn11_41/pn11_41.aspx
      http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/mar/24/budget-green-investment-bank
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae_1lktDVxk

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    • SONOFNANYE-HI
      Posted on January 27, 2012 at 2:00pm

      I too have wondered the same thing. I did visit England in 2008 and loved it, and the people. Probably the first of my family to go there since my great uncle Attakullakulla traveled there in 1730. But I do see the concerns of other Britons on the news, and those of whom I‘m still in contact with that are concerned with exactly what you are discussing here so I don’t believe it is a neurotic nightmare.

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  • grannyrecipe
    Posted on January 27, 2012 at 7:32am

    I think that it’s ridiculous that people would think that global warming would cause coastal flooding from melting ice shelfs, ice bergs etc.. Think of this; only 10% of an ice shelf is above water, the other 90%! is under water.

    We all have done this, left a glass full of ice and whatever beverage only to come back later to a glass with no ice and a significantly decreased volume. Ice creates a “void” in water that itself cannot fill upon melting.

    Global warming would be very good!—–think terrarium. It would be wonderful, crops growing in once desolate areas, a more stable atmosphere and thus less violent weather brought on by extreme weather cashes, year long outdoor swimming pools and palm trees in North Dakota!

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    • Ookspay
      Posted on January 27, 2012 at 8:36am

      Great points, count me in! I am sick and tired of liberal enviro whackos demanding we live on a cold planet! SUV’s for everyone!

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  • Righteous Outlaw
    Posted on January 27, 2012 at 7:16am

    Anyone who believes in man made global cataclysmic warming needs to examine their facts a little closer. Any “model” that dwells on CO2 and doesnt take into account the Sun and it’s cycles is quack science. It amazes me how foolish our public policy is given how advanced our understanding seems…The only warming the “believers” need to be concerned with is the room becoming uncomfortably warm when the embarassment sets in and you realize you have been had by the retarded ******* politicians and their clever lies. More advanced humans will ridicule this nonsense one day.

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  • NewLife56
    Posted on January 27, 2012 at 6:49am

    Did you know that Moose Farts create more C02 than Cars?

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on January 27, 2012 at 7:09am

      That’s why I support madatory annual moose emission inspections. “For the sake of our children!”

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    • 4xeverything
      Posted on January 27, 2012 at 8:50am

      I concur.

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  • Detroit paperboy
    Posted on January 27, 2012 at 6:42am

    The only way to save ourselves, is to kill everybody…. Marxist, socialists, liberal Democrats first…….we’ll meet ya there.

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  • Detroit paperboy
    Posted on January 27, 2012 at 6:36am

    Its a leftist , socialist, marxist, money grab… Dont fall for it !!!

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  • Detroit paperboy
    Posted on January 27, 2012 at 6:32am

    Climate change…. Winter, spring, summer,fall….. Climate change …

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  • Detroit paperboy
    Posted on January 27, 2012 at 6:28am

    But if we give the communist socialist leftys all of our money…. They will save us, dont you know that ???

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  • Marsh626
    Posted on January 27, 2012 at 5:10am

    As a “science fanboy” I‘ve noticed that it’s during the warm periods in our climate that life thrives and grows to enormous size. The dinosaurs being the perfect example. It’s when it gets cold that life really struggles.

    So, I thought I made quite the obvious observation that it’s not global warming that we should really be worrying about (since life seems to love warmth) but global COOLING that should really scare us.

    Skeptics of “the end is near!1“ narrative being pushed by ”warmists” have long noted that warmer periods in human history were associated with a massive BOOM in human civilization spreading and advancing.

    It’s been pretty obvious to me that the “warmists” are intentionally focusing on all of the negatives that will come with a slight and gradual warming in our crlimate while ignoring all the tremendous positives that such a climate would bring.

    This is the first time I‘ve even seen a mainstream media report finally acknowledge that global warming isn’t the universal environmental apocalypse like it’s usually protrayed to be.

    Overall, on balance, it seems quite clear to me that, really, global warming won’t be all that bad. Humanity as a species will adapt to it just fine, just like we did in the past during other warm periods.

    So, kudos to these reporters for helping to tone down all the fear mongering and hysteria surrounding the global warming debate.

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    • Mr.Fitnah
      Posted on January 27, 2012 at 5:33am

      Aint you paying attention? Global warming is global cooling.

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    • nzkiwi
      Posted on January 27, 2012 at 8:09am

      Read this for your amusement.

      http://www.everythingiknowiswrong.com/

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    • 13th Imam
      Posted on January 27, 2012 at 9:55am

      I remember back in the 70′s that Global Cooling, would lead to Global Glaciers, that would lead to Global Migration , that would lead to Global Conflict. So much for the scientific community having any Gravitas. Follow the Money

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  • Delores at CH WV
    Posted on January 27, 2012 at 3:56am

    Never heard of Gobel Warming! Is it deadly. Should we hide in the basement with our dogs and cats!

    Help! We need Big United Nations Goverment to save us!

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  • Smokey_Bojangles
    Posted on January 27, 2012 at 2:44am

    Let us see.The world’s population is growing.So called Global Warming increases the growing season enabling the production of more food.Think maybe GOD has something to do with it and not Pitiful little man?Or does that screw up Al Gore’s religion?

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    • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
      Posted on January 27, 2012 at 3:56am

      Reality tends to mess up a political figures religion. The one true God tends to do such things to those who mock him; such as those of the cult of Gore and the cult of Global Warming.

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  • Bruce_Almty
    Posted on January 27, 2012 at 2:34am

    So if the U.K. reduces its greenhouse-gas emissions by 80 percent from 1990 levels by 2050, the rest of us don’t have to do anything??? Kewl !!! Go 4 It.

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  • marion
    Posted on January 27, 2012 at 1:55am

    Boy, I sure hope they make their goal by 2080. According to other reports we will have killed ourselves by then, but oh, well. It is one thing the Progressives love to use as the basis for their control, meaning something that cannot be proven, and global warming cannot be proven, to which when it was exposed because they were putting out false and altered data, infiltrated every aspect of our belifs about life, infested our schools and cartoons….OUR CARTOONS, to make us think we were destroying our planet, just so they could control us (everyone on the planet that is).

    The Cold War isn’t over folks, it just changed from threats from ouside, to threats from within, but hey, can’t prove global warming, can’t prove a conspiracy, either.

    Oh, and recycle. Although that is what started this whole thing, been doing it since the early 60s (used to be bottles at the grocery stores to buy candy), but it is more about being conservative with items and reusing them, but don’t tell me my CO2 output is dangerous, unless you intend to make me starve all the plants on the planet? I don’t think so.

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    • nzkiwi
      Posted on January 27, 2012 at 3:05am

      In a mountain of lies, the CO2 lie is the biggest.

      It is the source of life on our planet.

      You are breathing it out right now.

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  • nzkiwi
    Posted on January 27, 2012 at 1:54am

    Note to the world’s dishonest scientists:

    “All aboard for another ride on the gravy train.”

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    • Darla_K
      Posted on January 27, 2012 at 7:46am

      Yes, who is keeping track of the data to prove that global warming really is happening? The same ones who got caught cheating before? Al Gore’s thugs? Obummer’s czars? Follow the money trail and watch the other hand.

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  • Ken2
    Posted on January 27, 2012 at 1:45am

    Funny that those who think that the warming of the Earth will cause catastrophe are usually big Darwinists, too. Wouldn’t Darwin argue that the strongest would adapt to changes and thrive, ultimately leading to “better” humans? In fact, if one believes Darwin trumps all, God included; why do Liberals want spend time, money and energy to prop up those who Darwinism suggests should fade away through natural selection? Why are Liberals so opposed to science?

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    • democritusoilder267
      Posted on January 27, 2012 at 1:49am

      Because we have a responsibility to take care of our environment and all the life on Earth.

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    • nzkiwi
      Posted on January 27, 2012 at 3:07am

      But not the responsibilty to swallow lies whole for the general benefit of political opportunists.

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  • vic138
    Posted on January 27, 2012 at 1:42am

    Its weird how they come up with this at the same time the usda is coming out with planting data based on global warming. Is this centrally coordinated?

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  • AnAppealToGod
    Posted on January 27, 2012 at 1:37am

    Everybody fart on cue!

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  • BurntHills
    Posted on January 27, 2012 at 1:35am

    the global warming BS is all vile HOAX designed to put OUR hard-earned money in the pockets of the most elite communists. period. global warming aka now climate change = the Four Seasons. look back thru American History, we had a mini ice age right here in the early 1800s. want to know why everyone ‘went West’ ?.. not just to escape paying TAXES, but also to find a better place to live weatherwise = GROW FOOD.

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  • democritusoilder267
    Posted on January 27, 2012 at 1:32am

    This is very interesting. I’m a man who believes we should take care of our environment. This is not about global warming or what is consider popular. Take care of your land, grow some good fruits and veggies and just relax looking at the beauty of God’s green earth. Who’s with me!!

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    • Ookspay
      Posted on January 27, 2012 at 8:40am

      I’m in, can’t wait for spring to crack some seeds!

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