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(CONCURSO PÚBLICO MARINHA/ CP-QC-CA E CP-QC-FN/2021) , - COMPUTACÃO . '· AUTOMACÃO TELECOMUNICAÇÕES Read the text below and answer the questions 1 and 2. Pacific Northwest Wineries Are Shaking Off the Extreme Heat Wave, but Are Worried What lt Means for the lndustry's Future The unprecedented heat wave that descended on the Pacific Northwest this week has alarmed many in the region's burgeoning wine industry, leaving them worried over the deepening challenges climate change could bring to their businesses. Earlier this week, temperatures skyrocketed as high as 117 degrees Fahrenheit in Oregon's Willamette Valley-an area known for cool-climate wines like Pinot Noir-while Washington state might have broken its ali-time state record with Chelan County recording a high of 119 degrees on Tuesday. Mark Chien, an experienced grape grower and the program coordinator for Oregon State University's Oregon Wine Research lnstitute, tells TIME that wineries may have come away largely unscathed from this week's sizzling temperatures. However, he says continued extreme weather events could threaten lhe industry's future. With a heat spike like this, there are the immediate concerns and then there are the medium-to-long-term consequences of climate change-especially in a place like lhe Willamette Valley, which is prized for its coai climate," Chien says. "Climate change is taking the region away from its hallmark reputation. The industry is going to have to deal with that." At Willamette Valley Vineyards in Oregon, CEO and founder Jim Bernau says that, fortunately, this week's heat occurred at the point in the growing season when it could cause the least amount of damage. "Mother nature picked the absolute best time for this heat because we'd already been through flowering, we'd already been through fruit set," he said. "lt rained twice the average amount in June so lhe ground was charged with water and our vines had produced very vigorous canopies and leaf cover. Our little berry clusters had yet to start to grow so they didn't experience any dehydration." But if the extreme temperatures lasted more than a few days, Bernau says it would spell major trouble for the vineyard's vines. (Adapted from https://time.com)