Each passing day seems to bring more distress about climate change. A lasting solution doesn’t appear to be on the immediate horizon, though we should continue to seek one.

This complicated question has a secondary wrinkle: How should we handle it when some individuals or groups are able to improve their conditions as a result of environmental changes that are harming others? News that grape and wine production are now occurring in Slinde, Norway, which sits on the same parallel with Anchorage, Alaska, reminds us that global climate change, while undoubtedly costly to many, may also bring some benefits.