The Taiga biome covers 27% of the Earths surface.
Location
Some locations of taigas include:
Alaska
Central Canada
Europe
Northern Asia - Siberia
It is also found at cool, high
elevations in the more temperate
latitudes.
This biome is found between the 50° - and the
Arctic circle.. The biome stretches across all of
N. America and picks up again covering Europe
and Asia.
Total yearly precipitation in
the taiga is 12 - 33 inches
(30 - 85 centimeters
Winters are cold and the summers are warm.
The temperature is around 30c in the summer
and -20C in the winter.
Precipitation is around 50-75
cm of snow per year.
The lowest and highest temperatures that occur
for taiga are the following:
Winter's LOWEST temperature in taiga is -65°F.
Winter's HIGHEST temperature is 30° F.
Summer's LOWEST temperature is 30° F.
Summer's HIGHEST temperature is 70° F.
The taiga is prone to wildfires. Many trees have
adapted to this by growing thick bark, which
can protect a tree from a mild fire.
The conical or spire-shaped needle leaf trees
common to the taiga are adapted to the cold
and the physiological drought of winter and to
the short-growing season.
The soil is covered usually by permafrost or
rocks and underneath that there is clay like
dirt. Most trees grow side ways roots to get as
much nutrients as they can because most of it
thrives at the top.
In the summer the light is more
direct. In these warm summer
months the Taiga can have
sunlight for up to 24 hours per
day. In winter the Taiga is tilted
away from the sun. There are a
few hours of sun in the middle of
the day, but it is mostly dark.
During the colder time of the year, there are
extremely cool winds that make it hard to
survive in such conditions.
The climate in the taiga biome is extremely
cold. Taiga winters are long and harsh with
temperatures averaging below freezing.
The summers are short and cool with
temperatures ranging between 20-70 degrees
Fahrenheit. The annual precipitation is usually
between 15-30 inches, mostly in the form of
snow. Because the water remains frozen and
unusable to plants for most of the year, taigas
are considered to be dry regions.
Deforestation is destroying the tundra. It's
cutting down trees. Poaching animals is
another environmental issue.
Replant any trees cut down and limit the
amount of trees you can cut down at a time.
For the animals there should be higher
regulations and punishment for poachers.
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