temperate rainforest
noun
variants
or less commonly temperate rain forest
plural temperate rainforests also temperate rain forests
: woodland of a usually rather mild climatic area within the temperate zone that receives heavy rainfall, usually includes numerous kinds of trees, and is distinguished from a tropical rainforest especially by the presence of a dominant tree
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The areas surrounding Asheville are temperate rainforests, full of streams and rivers that run alongside human communities.
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Benji Jones, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
The presence of the tree fossils suggests the island was once home to a temperate rainforest — a dramatically different ecosystem from the islands’ current environment, Thomas and her collaborators reported earlier this month in the journal Antarctic Science.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 27 Sep. 2024
The temperate rainforests of western North America have the highest carbon storage potential of any forest type in the world and are recognized as some of the most valuable ecosystems on the planet.
—Ben De La Cruz, NPR, 3 Sep. 2024
This cliff-hugging home in the south-west of England is surrounded by a temperate rainforest overlooking the sea.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 July 2024
Juneau's landscape also offers endless variety, a temperate rainforest surrounded by beautiful mountains and glaciers.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 25 Mar. 2024
The ancient temperate rainforest of Yakushima, Japan, prized for its cedar trees that are well over 1,000 years old and its extraordinary biodiversity, has been spared.
—Alexis Marie Adams, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024
Reserve a spot at Hoh Campground to spend a night in the temperate rainforest.
—Kayla Brock, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 May 2023
Although the route doesn’t have all the elements of most via ferratas—no ladders to climb or rungs to monkey around on—the narrow 600-foot crossing, with its bird’s eye view of more than half a dozen hanging glaciers and the lush Chugach temperate rainforest, still requires climbing safety gear.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2024
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Benji Jones, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
The presence of the tree fossils suggests the island was once home to a temperate rainforest — a dramatically different ecosystem from the islands’ current environment, Thomas and her collaborators reported earlier this month in the journal Antarctic Science.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 27 Sep. 2024
The temperate rainforests of western North America have the highest carbon storage potential of any forest type in the world and are recognized as some of the most valuable ecosystems on the planet.
—Ben De La Cruz, NPR, 3 Sep. 2024
This cliff-hugging home in the south-west of England is surrounded by a temperate rainforest overlooking the sea.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 July 2024
Juneau's landscape also offers endless variety, a temperate rainforest surrounded by beautiful mountains and glaciers.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 25 Mar. 2024
The ancient temperate rainforest of Yakushima, Japan, prized for its cedar trees that are well over 1,000 years old and its extraordinary biodiversity, has been spared.
—Alexis Marie Adams, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024
Reserve a spot at Hoh Campground to spend a night in the temperate rainforest.
—Kayla Brock, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 May 2023
Although the route doesn’t have all the elements of most via ferratas—no ladders to climb or rungs to monkey around on—the narrow 600-foot crossing, with its bird’s eye view of more than half a dozen hanging glaciers and the lush Chugach temperate rainforest, still requires climbing safety gear.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2024
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