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

A 2021 study found that the boreal forests of Alaska and Canada in the winter are particularly prone to these types of rekindled fires, which are also known as overwintering or “zombie” fires.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025

Metrics show Canada's wildfires, a natural part of its vast boreal forest, have worsened in recent years.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025

The puzzle game Lorelei and the Laser Eyes opens with the protagonist — a well-dressed woman with the solemnity of a catwalk model — inside a forest where boreal owls roam.

From New York Times • May 15, 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