When former Queensland premier Campbell Newman weakened land-clearing laws in 2012, tree-felling rates skyrocketed.
After trees are felled, the rate of natural drying depends on many factors, including ambient temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, precipitation, tree species and tree size (Petterson and Nordfjell 2007).
The Times gave the report major display on its home page this morning in a story by Nelson D. Schwartz, beginning with a headline that emphasized both the positive and the negative: Hiring Slowed in August; Jobless Rate Fell to 8.1%.
Re "U.S. Child Poverty Rate Fell as Economy Grew, but Is Above 1979 Level" (news article, Aug. 11): You report that elected officials and advocates for children cite low wages and higher costs for child care and living as primary reasons for the stubborn persistence of child poverty.
Archives|STEEL INGOT OUTPUT FELL IN SEPTEMBER; But Rate pf Production for Six Weeks Has Been at About 42,000,000 Tons a Year.
STEEL INGOT OUTPUT FELL IN SEPTEMBER; But Rate pf Production for Six Weeks Has Been at About 42,000,000 Tons a Year.
Tropical forests are being felled at an astounding rate -- a thousand times greater than those which occur naturally -- approximately 55,000 square miles a year.
The President's approval rating fell.
The African evergreen tree Prunus africana, the source of an extract popular with people suffering from prostate disorders, is being felled at unprecedented rates, researchers say.
The statewide unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, "fell sharply to 4.5percentt in June 2000 from 5.3percentt in June 1999," Mr. Kagann said, higher than the current 4percentt rate nationally.
