Meanwhile, more of Canada become arable as the “warming” spreads north.
Soon pineapples, coconuts and bananas from Quebec.
It’s an exaggeration to think Quebec will be producing bananas. For the foreseeable future, continued gradual warming means Chicago will be like Nashville, and Quebec like Albany. We’re talking 1 or 2 degrees Celsius. Some might think more warmth in the northern latitudes is a good thing. The problem isn’t the direct effect of CO2 as a greenhouse gas, but the sensitivity of the earth’s climate system to that effect. Basically, does the earth’s climate system amplify the greenhouse gas effect?
As for earthquakes, according to Al Gore, glacial rebound is among the effects of climate change. The glaciers have been retreating for some time. The retreat now reveals Viking villages of that predated the Little Ice Age (i.e., during the Medieval Warm Period). To what extent AGW adds to the inevitable glacial rebound that accompanies the retreat of glaciers, I don’t know.
This is kind of like asking to what extent has human activity accelerated the erosion associated with Niagara Falls. The falls have been continually moving since the year of the flood (literally). Have we, through our activities in the region drained by the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence impacting this process? Maybe.
I sure would settle for pineapples in central Minnesota! <:)