temperate rainforest
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"Expanding and strengthening a rare temperate rainforest isn't a one-off intervention, it requires steady, long-term effort."
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026
Unlike the tropical climate of the Amazon, a temperate rainforest is much wetter and cooler.
From BBC • Aug. 12, 2024
The National Trust plans to create vast new areas of temperate rainforest in the south-west of England.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2024
All that precipitation is what gives the park one of its unique and attractive features — its large areas of temperate rainforest.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2023
It’s not like you’re at Mount Rainier, in this temperate rainforest, “but definitely be prepared with rain gear and warm clothes. Always bring water, something a lot of people neglect when it’s cold.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2023
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