Skeptical Environmentalist agrees with us

We are really pleased to note that we are not the only ones out there, who believe that global warming may actually do us some good. Economist and Philosopher, Bjorn Lomborg of Denmark says warming will be a good thing for Europe and North America, as there would be less deaths due to cold. He also says that the number of deaths from a possible rise in temperatures would be far lower than the current number of cold related deaths.

The author of "'Cool It - The Skeptical Environmentalist's Guide to Global Warming", Lomborg lists the total number of deaths that happened during a major heat wave in Western Europe, and says that they were far lower than the number of cold related deaths that occur every year. His research says that in Europe each year 206,000 people die because of heat problems, while 1.5 million die from the cold. He also says that for Britain, a 3.6 degree F increase will mean 2,000 more heat related deaths, but 20,000 fewer cold deaths.

Of course, Lomborg's research is focused only on cold regions - what warmer climates will do to Africa or the Middle East still needs to be researched, but at least some regions of the world will be more liveable!

Person in the cold - Pic courtesy photographer padawan on flickr.com

Bjorn Lomborg pic from http://www.lomborg.com/