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...PNAS study, led by Henry Adams, a doctoral student at UA's ecology and evolutionary biology department, also confirms that hotter temperatures actually suffocate trees in dry times. Piñon pines respond to drought by closing the pores in their needle-like leaves to stop water loss. That keeps them from going thirsty, but it also prevents them from breathing in the carbon dioxide they need to live - and eventually, the drought-stressed trees simply suffocate. (See pictures of activists defending backcountry forests from logging...
...steady leader. But as a consummate insider who formerly served as President and COO, he must also shake the public perception that feckless leadership has played a large part in GM's slide toward insolvency. Henderson is known for keeping his cool in tough spots, but there are few hotter seats in the business world than the one he's just landed in. (See pictures of General Motors plants...
...against public drinking were enacted and Mayor Robert Dressler went so far as to go on ABC's Good Morning America to tell students they were no longer welcome. As a result, spring breakers were pushed even farther south, and to destinations outside the U.S. where the sun was hotter and drinking ages lower. (See 50 authentic American travel experiences...
...Things might get even hotter in the coming days. On the eve of a meeting between leaders of the G-20 in London next week, thousands of protesters are expected to converge on the Bank of England as part of "Financial Fool's Day." G-20 Meltdown, the umbrella of anti-capitalist groups behind the demonstration, promises a "carnival" atmosphere. But here's a spoiler alert: "We are going to be hanging a lot of people like [RBS's Fred Goodwin] from lampposts on April Fool's Day and I can only say let's hope they are just effigies...
...even if you’re not giving up anything for Lent, if you can survive for 40 days, you’ll be rewarded with hotter and, uh, friendlier potential dates...