The Zyrianskaya stade (equivalent to MIS 4) saw a return of tundra or tundra-steppe to much of Siberia, except in the West, where depending on relative warmth, forest-tundra or spruce-pine-larch forests were established.
There's an enveloping metaphorical warmth to forests.
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At this time of year, a whiff of mist hung in the forest — from the warmth and moisture of the air, the breath of developing plants, and the decay of leaves that had perished long ago.
The Zamboni driver, wearing gloves, a jacket and a baseball cap for warmth, was just backing the forest-green-and-white machine out of the garage to begin his oval route.
That so much darkness gets into the sunlight and warmth, that soldiers vanish, and forests give way to ranging motor cars, that the festive tablecloth blows up into a ghostly form, doesn't change the simplicity of statement.
Enough warmth has filtered through to the forest floor to catalyse the primroses into action, and they are now in good flower (this is Devon, after all).
A winter sun hangs low in the distance, giving only the illusion of warmth in the dense, snow-covered forest of silver birch, spruce and sugar maples, the source of Quebec's most famous export.
In the Western Siberian Plain, cooler intervals supported forest tundra and tundra, whereas conifer forests occurred with maximum warmth.
But the people of the taiga, the forest, are another story, and the warmth, humour and passion for life he encounters in the open country amount to a brand of Siberian romanticism.
Williams, A. P. et al. Forest responses to increasing aridity and warmth in the southwestern United States.
