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Answer the following 5 questions: 1. if a strong el niño (i. e, positive enso index) was forecast for this upcoming winter, what would expect snowfall totals and december - february temperatures to be like in chicago, il? 2. if california were in a major drought, would a strong el niño (very positive enso index) or strong la niña (very negative enso index) give california the best chance of drought recovery during winter? 3. imagine you wanted to open a new outdoor skating rink in chicago. in order to keep the ice from melting you purchased a large refrigeration unit that will keep ice in the rink frozen, but it is very expensive to run this unit due to the large amount of electricity it requires. if a la niña was forecast for this winter, would you anticipate your operating costs (which are dominated by your electricity bills) to be higher or lower than average? in one sentence, explain your answer in each of the three previous questions, we used enso as a guide to predicting winter weather. do you have a lot of confidence in your forecasts? examine your scatter plots and explain your answer 4. 5. corn is very sensitive to summer heat and drought. high temperatures in combination with low precipitation during summer will dramatically reduce yields. summer 2018 is forecast to have a weak e niño developing in the central pacific ocean a. using enso as your only long range predictor for the summer weather in illinois: i. ii. would you predict a warmer or cooler than average summer (june-august)? would you predict a wetter or drier than average summer (june-august)? b. would you anticipate higher than average corn yields or lower than average? c. comment briefly on the confidence you have in this forecast

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