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Here is my weather quiz question for the last time. There has been heated discussion and much research into “Global Warming.” We’ve heard of the disadvantages of the phenomenon, but what would be the “advantages” of “Global Warming?” Here is the answer.
- Arctic, Antarctic, Siberia, and other frozen regions of earth may experience more plant growth and milder climates.
- The next ice age may be prevented from occurring.
- Northwest Passage through Canada’s formerly-icy north opens up to sea transportation.
- Less need for energy consumption to warm cold places.
- Fewer deaths or injuries due to cold weather.
- Longer growing seasons could mean increased agricultural production in some local areas.
- Mountains increase in height due to melting glaciers, becoming higher as they rebound against the missing weight of the ice.
- Boundary disputes between countries over low-lying islands will disappear.
The real question is do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages? I’ll have another weekly weather quiz question for you starting Monday. Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.
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Advisories: A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM SUNDAY FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTH CASCADES OF OREGON INTO THE BLUE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTH THROUGH LA PINE. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LIGHTNING, GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS, AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. TO SEE SPECIFIC DETAILS GO TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT PORTLAND RED FLAG WARNING PAGE.
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A weak trough of low pressure is moving through Oregon bringing more clouds, but no precipitation. A frontal system will slide through between Monday night having almost no effect on our weather. A high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows moving into Western Canada and the Oregon coast) will move onshore bringing more sunshine to the Pacific Northwest by midweek.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy Sunday AM, partly cloudy Sunday afternoon through Tuesday AM, sunny Tuesday afternoon, then mostly clear Tuesday night lows 48-45 warming to 48 Tuesday night highs 75-78 cooling back to 75 Tuesday. Mostly sunny Wednesday, mostly clear Wednesday night, then partly cloudy Thursday through Saturday highs 77-82 lows 46-50. (seasonal averages high 77 low 50)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, cloudy at the shore with patchy fog late Sunday night and Monday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, cloudy with patchy fog Monday night and a slight (20%) chance of rain late at night, cloudy with patchy fog Tuesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy late Tuesday night lows 48-50 highs 62-64. Partly cloudy Wednesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Wednesday night through Saturday highs 62-65 cooling to 60 Saturday lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 64 low 49).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Sunday night, mostly sunny Monday, then partly cloudy Monday night through Tuesday night free air freezing level 11,000 ft. tonight through Sunday night, 12,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, then 13,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night lows 37-40 highs 70-65. Partly cloudy Wednesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Wednesday night through Saturday free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Wednesday, 12,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 13,000 ft. Thursday through Saturday highs 67-64 lows 37-43.
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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.
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