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2. The report was prepared by 300 climate and weather experts and scientists under the guidance of a 60-member federal advisory committee.

3. According to the regional report, temperatures are projected to increase 3.3 degrees by 2070 and 9.7 degrees by 2099, "depending largely on total global emissions of heat-trapping gases."

4. The report found that global sea levels have risen about 8 inches since 1880 and are projected to rise 1 to 4 feet by 2100.
The impact to 140,000 acres of coastline in Oregon and Washington that lie within 3.3 feet of the high tide line would mean a higher frequency of flooding during storm surges.

5. The effects of rising temperatures are being felt now in Pacific Northwest forests, according to the report, which found that temperatures increased in the Pacific Northwest 1.3 degrees from 1895 to 2011.

6. Last year, according to the Oregon Department of Forestry, was the worst for forest fires on state-protected land in Oregon in 60 years because of drought and the increased number of lightning strikes.

7. Rising temperatures and reduced precipitation will increase the risk of wildfire as well as insect and disease infestation, according to the report.

8. According to the report, since 1950 snowpacks in the Oregon and Washington Cascades have shown a 20 percent decline based on data gathered on April 1, typically the date snowpacks are at their peak levels.

9. Diminished snowpacks mean less water not only for agriculture, but power generation, municipal water supplies and recreation.

10. The Report On the NW The National Report