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In part, this is due to the rarity of fire. Unlike drier forests, which burn periodically, temperate rain forests are naturally subject to only small-scale disturbances, such as blow-downs and avalanches. This rain forest spans a wide range of latitude - from about 40 degrees north to about 60 degrees north. The differences in climate from ...
The dry cold Great Basin desert of California consists of the Owens Valley, and is classified into Great Basin shrub steppe by the WWF, [4] and into the Central Basin and Range ecoregion by the EPA. [5] The deserts in California receive between 2 and 10 inches (51 and 254 mm) of rain per year. [6]
The rainforests of the Azores (also known as cloud forests, due to the constant cloud coverage caused by orographic lift) are found in the more humid, montane areas that transition from the lower altitude laurissilva. They are generally found at altitudes ranging from 600 to 1,000 m (2,000 to 3,300 ft), and receive 2,000 to 6,000 mm (79 to 236 ...
Climate change in California has lengthened the fire season and made it more extreme from the middle of the 20th century. [4] [5]Since the early 2010s, wildfires in California have grown more dangerous because of the accumulation of wood fuel in forests, higher population, and aging and often poorly maintained electricity transmission and distribution lines, particularly in areas serviced by ...
As of Saturday evening, 11 people had been killed and more than 12,000 buildings and structures have been destroyed. More than 153,000 people are under evacuation alerts and a more than a dozen ...
Temperate rain forests grow near the coast and are dominated by conifers Coast Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii subsp. menziesii), Western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis), Grand fir, Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), Lawson's cypress (also known as Port Orford Cedar, Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), Pacific yew ...
In 1955, the Ventu Park wildfire tore through the canyons above Malibu, burning nearly 14,000 acres and eight homes. The same area saw two large fires burn hillsides and homes over the next three ...
California wildfires: Eaton Fire prompts more evacuations in California: See map Firefighters work to extinguish flames as the Eaton Fire burns in Pasadena, California, U.S. January 7, 2025. Map ...