temperate rainforest in the pacific northwest
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Temperate Rainforest in the Pacific Northwest
A unique place on Earth - location
24°C/75°FPacific Northwest
Rainforest
Temperature comparison
High temperatures
48°C/119°FMojave Desert
Low temperatures
4°C/40°FPacific Northwest
Rainforest -13°C/8°FMojave Desert
120 inchesPacific Northwest
Rainforest 5 inchesMojave Desert
Rainfall comparison
42 inchesNew York City
25 inchesParis, France
Some of the amazing species found there
Prickly shark Brown bear Spotted owl
Orca Douglas fir Washington ground squirrel
Earth’s largest temperate rainforests
Temperate rainforests are shown here in green.
Threats to the temperate rainforest
and …
Building of homes Construction of roads Global warming
Unsustainable logging and its consequences
Forest loss in the southern Pacific Northwest
April 2006 November 2011
Many acres of forest were logged in the past 5 years
1 mile / 1.6 km 1 mile / 1.6 km
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