boreal

Example Sentences

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Wildfires sweeping through the vast boreal forests of Alaska, Canada, Scandinavia, and Russia could be having a larger impact on the climate than scientists once believed.

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

“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

Metrics show Canada's wildfires, a natural part of its vast boreal forest, have worsened in recent years.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 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