temperate rainforest
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Unlike the tropical climate of the Amazon, a temperate rainforest is much wetter and cooler.
From BBC • Aug. 12, 2024
A temperate rainforest, also known as a Celtic rainforest, can be found in places with high rainfall and humidity and a low annual variation in temperature.
From BBC • Aug. 12, 2024
Pockets of temperate rainforest are found to the west of Scotland and north Wales, as well as in the Lake District and south-west England.
From BBC • Oct. 20, 2023
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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