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The Appalachian temperate rainforest has a cool and mild climate and meets the criteria of temperate rainforests identified by Alaback. [1] Temperature and precipitation are extremely variable with elevation, with rainforest conditions usually but not always concentrated around spruce–fir forests at higher elevations.
On average, between 40 and 80 inches (1,000 and 2,000 mm) of precipitation falls annually across the state, potentially even in excess of 100 inches in portions of the Appalachian temperate rainforest. Tropical cyclones, and afternoon thunderstorms due to hot and humid conditions, contribute to precipitation during the summer and sometimes fall ...
The Vinatovača rainforest, alternatively spelled vintovača, is the only rainforest in Serbia. [41] It has been left undisturbed for centuries due to strict conservation laws starting in the 17th century. Vinatovača is situated in the central Kučaj mountains in the Upper Resava region, at an altitude between 640 m (2,100 ft) and 800 m (2,600 ...
The Appalachian–Blue Ridge forests are an ecoregion in the Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests Biome, in the Eastern United States. The ecoregion is located in the central and southern Appalachian Mountains , including the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians and the Blue Ridge Mountains .
In addition, Puerto Rico contains El Yunque National Forest, the only tropical U.S. rainforest. Alaska has the most national forest land, with 21.9 million acres (8.9 million ha), followed by California (20.8 million acres, 8.4 million ha) and Idaho (20.4 million acres, 8.3 million ha).
On the heels of your Galapagos expedition, add on a detour to the rainforest enveloped Mashpi Lodge, where sky-bikes, waterfalls, a dragon-fly gondola and over 400 species of birds await.
Debby will become intertwined with a non-tropical storm approaching from the Upper Midwest late this week. The pair of systems will then speed off to the northeast into southern Canada this weekend.
Wawayanda Mountain stretches over 7,500 acres (30 km 2) of land, which consists of deciduous forest with areas of scrub-shrub and coniferous woods. [1]Wawayanda Mountain and Pochuck Mountain to the west, form the borders of the Vernon Valley, an important farming and mining area of New Jersey drained by Pochuck Creek.