Warmer temperatures will boost agricultural production and improve health. The number of lives lost in heat waves will increase, but the number of deaths saved in winter will grow much more rapidly: warming will have a more dramatic effect on minimum temperatures in winter than on maximum temperatures in summer.
气候模型显示，至少在本世纪剩下的时间里，中国实际上会从全球变暖中受益。温度升高会推进农业生产并改善健康状况。在热浪中死亡的人数会增加，但是，在冬天被挽救的生命会更快地增加：变暖对冬天的最低温度比对夏天的最高温度，有更巨大的影响。