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Rapid and startling decline of worlds vast boreal forests
2015-10-13 15:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: The boreal forest wraps around the globe at the top of the Northern Hemisphere in North America and Eurasia. Also known as taiga or snow forest, this landscape is characterized by its long, cold and snowy winters. In North America it extends from the Arctic Circle of northern Canada and Alaska down into the very northern tip of the United States in Idaho, Washington, Montana, and Minnesota. It's the planet's single largest biome and makes up 30 percent of the globe's forest cover. Moose are the...
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