boreal
Example Sentences
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Although forests in the western U.S. generally do not contain the same thick peat soils found in northern boreal regions, several other factors still influence wildfire emissions.
From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026
In many boreal regions, flames can spread downward into thick layers of carbon rich soil beneath the forest floor.
From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026
They include the rainforests of the Amazon and the Congo basin, the boreal forests of Russia and Canada, the coral reefs and mangroves of South East Asia, and the Himalayas.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026
“There are examples where we have found a project that actually works on the carbon accounting math, but we didn’t want to do it because it was touching Canadian boreal forest that’s old-growth forest.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025
He is Frank Volkheimer, an upperclassman, seventeen years old, a colossal boy from some boreal village, a legend among the younger cadets.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
