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According to one estimate, stands of century-old forest now account for only 7% of forest cover in the United States (USDA-FS 2000). Since 1600, 90% of the virgin forests that once covered much of the lower 48 states have been cleared away.
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Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington
The Mount Baker-Snoqualmie forest is located in the Cascade mountain range in Washington state and is home to 644,000 acres of old-growth. Situated around an hour away from the Seattle metropolitan area, this forest is one of the most frequently visited in the country.
Central America has a tropical humid climate.
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Over the last two centuries the dipole strength has been decreasing at a rate of about 6.3% per century. At this rate of decrease, the field would be negligible in about 1600 years. However, this strength is about average for the last 7 thousand years, and the current rate of change is not unusual.
Thomson's experiments with cathode ray tubes showed that all atoms contain tiny negatively charged subatomic particles or electrons. Thomson's plum pudding model of the atom had negatively-charged electrons embedded within a positively-charged "soup."
