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Temperate Rainforest in the Pacific Northwest

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Temperate Rainforest in the Pacific Northwest. A unique place on Earth - location. Temperature comparison. High temperatures. 24°C/75°F Pacific Northwest Rainforest. 48°C/119°F Mojave Desert. Low temperatures. 4°C/40°F Pacific Northwest Rainforest. -13°C/8°F Mojave Desert. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 2: Temperate Rainforest in the Pacific Northwest

A unique place on Earth - location

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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

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120 inchesPacific Northwest

Rainforest 5 inchesMojave Desert

Rainfall comparison

42 inchesNew York City

25 inchesParis, France

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Some of the amazing species found there

Prickly shark Brown bear Spotted owl

Orca Douglas fir Washington ground squirrel

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Earth’s largest temperate rainforests

Temperate rainforests are shown here in green.

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Unsustainable logging and its consequences

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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