Great U-Boat Peril

The Peril of Vehemence

Great Moderations and U . S . Interest Rates : Unconditional

The Great Moderation refers to the fall in U.S. output growth volatility in the mid-1980s. At the same time, the United States experienced a moderation in inflation and lower average inflation. Using annual data since 1890, we find that an earlier 1946 moderation in output and consumption growth was comparable to that of 1984. To assess the impact of these moderations, we also isolate the 1969–...

Peril in the pink

awareness of the plight of this unique habitat. The Swiss photographer, Thomas Marent, has spent his adult life seeking out the spectacular beauty of the most striking plants and creatures. Tackling everything from poor light to predatory animals, biting insects, invisible diseases and intense humidity, Marent has ventured through rainforests from Costa Rica and Peru to Borneo, Sulawesi and Aus...

Plates in peril

garden asparagus is thought originally to be native in eastern Europe or western Asia, perhaps in or near the Caucasus, although it is widely naturalised inland and on the coast.” But wild asparagus is becoming increasingly rare. It is found only on the coasts of northern Spain, northwestern France, Belgium, the Netherlands, the UK and Ireland. And some of the known populations comprise as few ...

Rocking the Boat: Damage to Eelgrass by Swinging Boat Moorings

Seagrass meadows commonly reside in shallow sheltered embayments typical of the locations that provide an attractive option for mooring boats. Given the potential for boat moorings to result in disturbance to the seabed due to repeated physical impact, these moorings may present a significant threat to seagrass meadows. The seagrass Zostera marina (known as eelgrass) is extensive across the nor...