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According to a tentative classification advocated by DellaSala, Alaback, Spribille, Wehrden, and Nauman in 2011, high-elevation temperate rainforest regions in Central Appalachia could be interpreted as "a southerly extension of Appalachian boreal rainforests from Eastern Canada", although this interpretation requires further study. [2
Appalachia High School, located in Appalachia, Virginia, United States, was a part of Wise County Public Schools. Appalachia High educated approximately 350 students ranging from 8th through 12th grades. Appalachia High School was awarded a Bronze Medal in U.S. News & World Report's 2009 Best High Schools. [2]
NB: The City of Williamsburg and James City County operate a joint school system. None of the system's two, soon to be three, public high schools are located in the City.. See James City County for the public high scho
The Appalachia post office was established in 1898. [5] The community was named for the surrounding Appalachian Mountains. [6] The Derby Historic District, Kelly View School, and Stonega Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [7] Appalachia was formerly home to three railroad companies.
Union High School originally opened in mid-August 2011. The school was formed with the consolidation of Appalachia High School and Powell Valley High School during late 2010–2011 under the direction of Wise County Public Schools in a plan that brought the number of high schools in the county from six to three.
This map shows rainfall from Helene and in the days preceding the storm that combined to create disastrous flooding.
In terms of biodiversity, the only comparable temperate deciduous forest regions in the world are in central China, Japan, and in the Caucasus Mountains.Both the Appalachians (along with the neighbouring Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests ecoregion) and central China contain relict habitats of an ancient forest that was once widespread over the Northern Hemisphere.
A gunman opened fire at the school in Winder — about 45 minutes northeast of Atlanta — around 10:20 a.m., leaving two teachers and two students dead, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation ...