temperate
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The findings add to growing evidence that small, protected areas known as "microrefugia" allowed temperate plant species to survive harsh Ice Age conditions in northern Europe.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026
Volunteers have planted 800 young trees in a bid to expand one of the South West's last remaining temperate rainforests.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026
Though the state’s temperate coast is ideal for heat pump adoption, high residential electricity prices can make swapping a gas furnace for a heat pump a pricey proposition.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026
With a combined 650 lb-ft of torque on tap, the Vistiq moves with serene authority through daily traffic, temperate and precisely modulated.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026
Let us now return to our questions: Why did agriculture never arise independently in some fertile and highly suitable areas, such as California, Europe, temperate Australia, and subequatorial Africa?
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing temperate
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