At the recent conference in Kyoto, Japan, representatives from dozens of nations tried to figure out what to do about global warming. Apparently, it didn't occur to them that global warming might be good. If humankind had to choose between a warmer or a cooler climate, we would certainly choose the former. Humans, nearly all other animals, and most plants would be better off with higher temperatures. The climate models suggest, and so far the record confirms, that, under global warming, nighttime winter temperatures would rise the most and daytime summer temperatures, the least.
More people die of the cold than of the heat.
More die in the winter than the summer. Statistical evidence suggests that the climate predicted for the end of the next century might reduce U.S. deaths by about forty thousand annually. In addition, less snow and ice would reduce transportation delays and accidents. A warmer winter would cut heating costs, more than offsetting any increase in air-conditioning expenses in the summer. Manufacturing, mining, and most services would be unaffected.