savanna
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The research used forest inventory data from 2,700 plots across the country, ranging from cool moist forests to dry savanna.
From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026
Namibia had also proposed overturning the ban on African savanna elephant ivory - this too was defeated.
From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025
Amazon Rainforest: Rising temperatures and ongoing deforestation have placed the Amazon rainforest at risk of large-scale transformation into savanna between 1.5-2°C of warming.
From Science Daily • Oct. 29, 2025
A recent study suggested that if deforestation and climate change continue unabated, between 10% and 47% of the Amazon could transition from lush rainforest to arid savanna over the next 25 years.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2024
As far as the eye could see, the great savanna rolled, brown, gold, buff-green, shimmering toward the horizon, and empty.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
Vocabulary lists containing savanna
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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Africa - Introductory
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