tropical rainforest
noun
variants
or less commonly tropical rain forest
plural tropical rainforests also tropical rain forests
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There are ocean gastropods found in the deep sea, saltwater gastropods on coral reefs, freshwater gastropods in lakes, ponds and rivers, and even gastropods that live entirely on land or in tropical rainforests, according to Britannica.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
The outing takes place in the largest single tract of tropical rainforest remaining in Australia, in the Misty Mountains southwest of Cairns (the gateway to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef).
—Stephanie Vermillion, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Feb. 2023
Biden is the first sitting U.S. president to visit the world’s largest tropical rainforest, which plays a vital role in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere but is under growing threat from climate change.
—Peter Guo, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2024
Cases in the past have tended to occur near tropical rainforests in Central and West Africa, where the virus is endemic.
—David Cox, WIRED, 27 July 2022
Latin America is home to around 40% of the planet’s species and to the biggest tropical rainforest, the Amazon.
—Mie Hoejris Dahl, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
By Peter Weber, The Week US published 18 November 2024
What happened
President Joe Biden made a stopover in the Brazilian Amazon Sunday, becoming the first sitting U.S. president to visit the world's largest tropical rainforest.
—Peter Weber, theweek, 18 Nov. 2024
Visitors can wander through a tropical rainforest and savanna grasslands, and even smell an ocean complete with coral reef.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024
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Gathering genetic material from treetops in tropical rainforests would be a near-impossible task to perform safely by hand.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2024
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
The outing takes place in the largest single tract of tropical rainforest remaining in Australia, in the Misty Mountains southwest of Cairns (the gateway to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef).
—Stephanie Vermillion, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Feb. 2023
Biden is the first sitting U.S. president to visit the world’s largest tropical rainforest, which plays a vital role in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere but is under growing threat from climate change.
—Peter Guo, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2024
Cases in the past have tended to occur near tropical rainforests in Central and West Africa, where the virus is endemic.
—David Cox, WIRED, 27 July 2022
Latin America is home to around 40% of the planet’s species and to the biggest tropical rainforest, the Amazon.
—Mie Hoejris Dahl, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
By Peter Weber, The Week US published 18 November 2024
What happened
President Joe Biden made a stopover in the Brazilian Amazon Sunday, becoming the first sitting U.S. president to visit the world's largest tropical rainforest.
—Peter Weber, theweek, 18 Nov. 2024
Visitors can wander through a tropical rainforest and savanna grasslands, and even smell an ocean complete with coral reef.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024
Wilderness International - Mattis Weber View 4 Images View gallery - 4 images
Gathering genetic material from treetops in tropical rainforests would be a near-impossible task to perform safely by hand.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2024
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