Costa Rica's famous cloud forests are losing their clouds

A special forest in Costa Rica is drying out, and it's changing how the plants and animals live there.

Costa Rica is famous for its beautiful cloud forests. These are forests that sit high up in the mountains. They are almost always covered in a thick, cool mist. This mist is basically a cloud that stays right on the ground. It gives the plants and animals the water they need to survive. But things are changing. The air is getting warmer. Because of this, the clouds are starting to hang higher up in the sky. They are moving away from the trees. When the clouds leave, the forest loses its main source of water. The mosses, ferns, and orchids that live on the tree branches are starting to dry …