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I don't understand the OPs main point. I see that you are saying that climate change is occuring but you aren't sure whether it is problematic but this seems like a strange point. As with any widespread change, we as humans need to change to keep up and that is where a lot of science is going. A lot of science has looked at what has already happened and are finding ways to compensate for these changes and make systems robust in the face of future changes. Systems like agriculture, hydropower, wildlife conservation, urban planning etc need to keep climate change in mind to maximize efficiency under changing conditions.

I think any large scale change such as this can be considered harmful due to the large changes that must accompany it and I certainly think that a statement such as "Greenlanders like the warmer weather" has virtually no place in this discussion.

Overall, it can be debated whether these effects will be as harmful as some models say, but the point of view that we might as well just wait and see because there is a chance that things might turn out fine is utterly useless in my opinion.