World may get greener but then wilt due warming - Reuters

[Eugene]

World may get greener but then wilt due warming

By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent

OSLO (Reuters) - Global warming is expected to turn the planet a bit greener
by spurring plant growth but crops and forests may wilt beyond mid-century
if temperatures keep rising, according to a draft U.N. report.

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"Global agricultural production potential is likely to increase with increases
in global average temperature up to about 3 Celsius, but above this it is
very likely to decrease," the draft said.

Plants in tropical and dry regions from Africa to Asia are set to suffer from
even a small rise in temperatures, threatening more hunger linked to other
threats such as desertification, drought and floods.

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A 79-page technical summary, a copy of which was obtained by Reuters,
will be released in Brussels on April 6 after a final review as part of a
report based on the work of 2,500 scientists to guide governments in
combating warming.

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Full article: http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=408302007

[niceypoo]

1. what they dont mention

Is that areas of the planet will become uninhabitable. Croplands will turn to desert. Weather patterns will shift. It aint good.