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NYT: With Deaths of Forests, a Loss of Key Climate Protectors

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With Deaths of Forests, a Loss of Key Climate Protectors – “Across millions of acres, the pines of the northern and central Rockies are dying, just one among many types of forests that are showing signs of distress these days. From the mountainous Southwest deep into Texas, wildfires raced across parched landscapes this summer, burning millions more acres. In Colorado, at least 15 percent of that state’s spectacular aspen forests have gone into decline because of a lack of water. The devastation extends worldwide. The great euphorbia trees of southern Africa are succumbing to heat and water stress. So are the Atlas cedars of northern Algeria. Fires fed by hot, dry weather are killing enormous stretches of Siberian forest. Eucalyptus trees are succumbing on a large scale to a heat blast in Australia, and the Amazon recently suffered two “once a century” droughts just five years apart, killing many large trees. Experts are scrambling to understand the situation, and to predict how serious it may become.”

  • Related postings on climate change

    • Changing Landscape of Employment-based Retirement Benefits

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    Changing Landscape of Employment-based Retirement Benefits, by William J. Wiatrowski, Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 29, 2011 As the types of retirement benefits provided by employers have changed, so too have plan features. Retirement income comes from many sources, but except for the independently wealthy and those with large inheritances, the various sources of retirement… Continue Reading

    Central banking post-crisis: What compass for uncharted waters?

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    Central banking post-crisis: What compass for uncharted waters? by Claudio Borio, Working Papers No 353, Bank for International Settlement, September 2011 “The global financial crisis has shaken the foundations of the deceptively comfortable pre-crisis central banking world. Central banks face a threefold challenge: economic, intellectual and institutional. This essay puts forward a compass to help… Continue Reading

    Rediscovering the macroeconomic roots of financial stability policy: journey, challenges and a way forward

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    Rediscovering the macroeconomic roots of financial stability policy: journey, challenges and a way forward, by Claudio Borio, Working Papers No 354, Bank for International Settlements, September 2011 “The recent financial crisis has triggered a major rethink of analytical approaches and policy towards financial stability. The crisis has encouraged a sharper focus on systemic risk, the… Continue Reading

    Verizon’s 2011 Payment Card Industry Compliance Report

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    2011 Payment Card Industry Compliance Report – A Study Conducted By The Verizon PCI And RISK Intelligence Teams “This report analyzes findings from actual Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) assessments conducted by Verizon’s team of Qualified Security Assessors (QSAs). The report describes where these organizations stand in terms of overall compliance with… Continue Reading