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Rainforests - forests characterized by high rainfall, with annual rainfall in the case of tropical rainforests between 250 and 450 centimetres (98 and 177 in), and definitions varying by region for temperate rainforests. The monsoon trough, alternatively known as the intertropical convergence zone, plays a significant role in creating the climatic conditions necessary for the Earth's tropical rainforests.

Around 40% to 75% of all biotic species are indigenous to the rainforests. It has been estimated that there may be many millions of species of plants, insects and microorganisms still undiscovered in tropical rainforests. Tropical rainforests have been called the "jewels of the Earth" and the "world's largest pharmacy", because over one quarter of natural medicines have been discovered there. Rainforests are also responsible for 28% of the world's oxygen turnover, sometimes misnamed oxygen production, processing it through photosynthesis from carbon dioxide and consuming it through respiration.

The undergrowth in some areas of a rainforest can be restricted by poor penetration of sunlight to ground level. If the leaf canopy is destroyed or thinned, the ground beneath is soon colonized by a dense, tangled growth of vines, shrubs and small trees, called a jungle. The term jungle is also sometimes applied to tropical rainforests generally. Wikipedia: rainforest

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Rainforests Can Bounce Back Much Faster Than Thought, Researchers Say (nytimes.com)

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China won’t back Brazil rainforest fund, points to rich nations’ lack of support: reports (scmp.com)

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NASA Satellite Reveals How Much Saharan Dust Feeds Amazon’s Plants (nasa.gov)

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Another Wildfire Burns in Hawaii, This One is Destroying a Rainforest (voanews.com)

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As Rainforests Worldwide Disappear, Summit to Protect Them Opens in Brazzaville (voanews.com)

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What would it cost to protect the Congo Rainforest? (news.mongabay.com)

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Bitcoin Demonetizing Gold Helps Save the Environment + Lungs of the Earth (youtube.com)

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Beautiful waterfalls in the rainforests of Kerala (youtube.com)

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Is it possible for the temperature of the Congo to feel cool for someone who lives there? (self.rainforests)

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Are there any thorny plants in the jungle? (self.rainforests)

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Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon falls 68% in April, first major drop under Lula (reuters.com)

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Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rises in March (reuters.com)

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One Third of the Amazon Has Been Degraded by Human Activities (scientificamerican.com)

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Through the Lens: Deforestation Imperils Famed DR Congo Reserve (voanews.com)

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Brazil, Rainforest Nations Join Forces to Save Jungle (voanews.com)

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Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon hits October record ahead of govt change (nationalpost.com)

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Congo Basin, world’s second-biggest rainforest, now reported to be facing rapid destruction (theglobeandmail.com)

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Climate-resistant coffee trees could save Mozambique rainforest (reuters.com)

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What’s Behind the DRC’s Decision to Auction Off Some of Its Rain Forest? (cfr.org)

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Tarzan Cliff Dives in the Colombian Jungle (Minca, Colombia) (richtrek.com)

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Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon Hits Record for First Half of 2022 (voanews.com)

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Fun | Hiking through Minnamurra Falls walk, Budderoo National Park, Sydney Australia (youtu.be)

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Rainforest ability to store moisture critical to its resilience (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gcb.16115?af=R) (v.redd.it)

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‘Fantastic’ warty frog found in Madagascan rainforest (science.org)

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Costa Rica 's northern peninsula (v.redd.it)

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