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
Metrics show Canada's wildfires, a natural part of its vast boreal forest, have worsened in recent years.
From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025
The global average temperature in June, July and August — known as the boreal summer in the Northern hemisphere — was a record-breaking 62.24 degrees, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2024
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.
