Title: Temperate Rainforest in the Pacific Northwest
1Temperate Rainforest in the Pacific Northwest
2A unique place on Earth - location
3Temperature comparison
High temperatures
24C/75F Pacific Northwest Rainforest
48C/119F Mojave Desert
Low temperatures
4C/40F Pacific Northwest Rainforest
-13C/8F Mojave Desert
4Rainfall comparison
42 inches New York City
25 inches Paris, France
120 inches Pacific Northwest Rainforest
5 inches Mojave Desert
5Some of the amazing species found there
Prickly shark
Brown bear
Spotted owl
Orca
Douglas fir
Washington ground squirrel
6Earths largest temperate rainforests
Temperate rainforests are shown here in green.
7Threats to the temperate rainforest
Building of homes Construction of
roads Global warming
and
8Unsustainable logging and its consequences
9Forest loss in the southern Pacific Northwest
1 mile / 1.6 km
1 mile / 1.6 km
April 2006 November 2011
Many acres of forest were logged in the past 5
years