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Climate
The climate in temperate rainforests found in cities in British Columbia like Prince Rupert and Vancouver is a very moist and moderate area due to high precipitation and the location. It has at least 200cm of precipitation and perhaps up to 350cm in warmer areas. Having high precipitation makes an ideal climate for greenery and makes them very dense. The precipitation can also turn into form of snow or rain, with snow becoming more likely at higher elevations. Temperate rainforests in British Columbia are temperate all year-round and normally doesn’t go bellow zero. When it comes to wintertime, the temperatures are above freezing point and severe freezing events are rare. Because of this, we have cool, foggy, cloud covered summers and mild and wet winters. This is due to the warm ocean currents that help neutralize the northern climate. Winds also keeps the climate warm enough to keep the precipitation warm enough to rain. Precipitation is distributed evenly throughout the year making it a very wet and misty area and most of the precipitation happens in the winter.
Some areas in the forest that are close to shore are kept humid during the summer by trees which extract water from the foggy air, which then creates fog drips or water that drips down from trees. The humidity, high rainfall that’s combined with melted mountain snow in the spring creates lots of lakes, streams, wetlands and rivers that flow down to the sea. Global warming and climate can affect temperate rainforests. The warmer temperatures can help with the growth of plants and provide those species that are tolerant to climate shifts. But it can also cause dangers, climate change can alter habitats, cause disturbances which make forest environments deflect to live in for plants and animals. Since animals adapt to the temperate climate in temperate rainforests, they must react quickly, migrate to areas and find ways to survive as they are not suited for the higher temperatures. This is a problem for certain species who will be forced to emigrate because of the new conditions. Global warming can also shift precipitation which can then destroy forest habitats. This then could bring severe rain and flooding.
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