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Why is Hokkaido, Japan so much colder than the state of Oregon, on the other side of the Pacific and at the same latitude?
gpt
For the same reason there are palm trees in Ireland despite being north of Newfoundland. Warm ocean currents and the prevailing winds coming off the ocean warm up Oregon (and Ireland), where as Hokkaido (and Newfoundland) get their weather from across a large continent that doesn’t store warmth like the ocean.