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    Climate change has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantages include preventing future ice ages, creating milder climates in cold regions like the Arctic, and potentially improving agricultural production. However, the disadvantages are more severe and include the melting of ice causing rising sea levels and floods, loss of habitat for plants and animals due to changes in weather patterns, and increased deaths and diseases from fluctuations in temperature.

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    Climate change has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantages include preventing future ice ages, creating milder climates in cold regions like the Arctic, and potentially improving agricultural production. However, the disadvantages are more severe and include the melting of ice causing rising sea levels and floods, loss of habitat for plants and animals due to changes in weather patterns, and increased deaths and diseases from fluctuations in temperature.

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    Climate change has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantages include preventing future ice ages, creating milder climates in cold regions like the Arctic, and potentially improving agricultural production. However, the disadvantages are more severe and include the melting of ice causing rising sea levels and floods, loss of habitat for plants and animals due to changes in weather patterns, and increased deaths and diseases from fluctuations in temperature.

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    Advantages and Disadvantages of Climate Change

    Advantages of climate change


    o Prevents ice age
    Ice age is the period in which the temperature drops to an extent that life becomes
    extremely difficult on Earth. It is believed that there has been five ice ages till date
    with regular warmer intervals. The climate change we experience now is a result of
    global warming where the temperature of the planet is gradually increasing. This
    could prevent the next ice age from happening.

    o Milder climates in otherwise cold regions


    Places like Antarctic and Arctic are considered uninhabitable because of their
    extreme cold climatic conditions. These places are covered with ice with no traces
    of plant growth. But with the changing climate, it is hoped that these places will have
    milder climates in the coming years. Chances of vegetation are also not less.

    o Better agricultural production


    The change in climate has resulted in varying length of different seasons. In many
    places winter has reduced giving way to summer. There are some places where the
    growing season has prolonged. This would mean improved agricultural productivity.

    o Lesser injuries due to cold


    Every year, a large number of people are hospitalized for illness due to the cold.
    Extreme conditions could lead to even death. Winters see people affected by frost
    bite. All these could be escaped with the changing climatic conditions.

    o Use of Northwest Passage


    Due to the ice sheets many parts around arctic are inaccessible and unfit for travel.
    There is a sea route to the north of Arctic Circle in Northern Canada called Northwest
    Passage that reduces the travel time between Europe and Asia. Right now, ships
    use the route only during warmer days. It is assumed that when the ice melts as a
    result of global warming, this route can be used more frequently.

    Disadvantages of climate change


    o Melting of ice
    The rise in temperature will lead to the melting of ice in the Polar Regions. This
    means an increase in the flowing water and higher sea level. A rise in the sea level
    causes floods in low-lying areas which could be followed by diseases and deaths.

    o Affects plant growth


    Plants require an optimum temperature and rainfall to grow well. The recent years
    have seen unpredicted rainfall and weather conditions. This would affect their growth
    and even lead to their extinction and desertification.
    o Loss of habitat
    Changes in climate will result in the loss of habitat for animals and plants. Forest
    fires have become very common due to the varying temperature. Forests are home
    to a large number of plants and animals. These fires and storms destroy their habitat.

    o Deaths and diseases


    The changing conditions of weather have already taken a lot of lives. Many diseases
    are caused as the temperature keeps on fluctuating. When the temperature
    becomes too high, the chances of heatstroke rise. It is a condition which causes
    fever and unconsciousness as the body cannot get adjusted to extreme heat.

    o Increased emigration
    When the climate at a place becomes unbearable, it is natural for people to
    immigrate to better places. People from low-lying countries go to wealthier countries
    in search of a better living condition. This would also lead to increased air pollution
    and related diseases.

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