tropical plant

Amazon Interactive
Rainfall Comparison

 

 
rain gauge with 7' of water

 

 

 

 

 

Quichua boy

rain gauge with 9' of water

Pacific
Northwest

 

Amazon
Rain Forest

The Pacific Northwest gets about seven feet of precipitation a year.
That's the more than any other part of the U.S., but it's still two feet
less than the Amazon receives!



frog eating insect

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