Hierarchy, in the social sciences, is a ranking of positions of authority, often associated with a chain of command and control. The term is derived from the Greek words hieros (“sacred”) and archein (“rule” or “order”). In modern societies, hierarchical organizations pervade all aspects of life.
A few weeks ago, my wife was chatting with her 80-plus-year-old mom when she heard, "I miss you." She dropped everything and began planning.
We should all be concerned that stress can have serious health consequences. For mothers, spouses, caregivers, or anyone in demanding emotional roles like looking after an elderly parent, the burden can quietly accumulate and manifest physically and mentally over time.
Land subsidence is a slow-onset hazard with significant environmental and socioeconomic impacts globally. Often viewed primarily as a coastal issue linked to relative sea-level rise, subsidence also poses serious threats to inland urban centers, heightening flood risks, damaging infrastructure, and disrupting transportation networks. Despite its widespread effects, detailed spatial data capturing fine-scale variations in subsidence rates remain limited, impeding accurate infrastructure risk assessments.
To address this gap, they utilize space geodetic measurements from 2015 to 2021 to generate high-resolution subsidence maps for the 28 most populous U.S. cities. Our analysis reveals that at least 20 percent of the urban area is experiencing subsidence, predominantly driven by groundwater extraction. This phenomenon currently affects an estimated 34 million people. Furthermore, over 29,000 buildings are in zones classified as high or very high damage risk, underscoring the urgent need for mitigation and adaptation strategies.
These data are critical for informing targeted policies to enhance the resilience of urban infrastructure to this complex, slow-moving hazard.
What do planting these do for you and your home garden, too? They keep the mice away while the cool 😎 cat continues to play.
Oregano
Rats rely on their sense of smell to find food. But if there is an overwhelming smell that masks the scent of food, then rats will be turned away. That's where these six plants come into play.
Property prices and mortgage rates aren't the only homeowner expenses going up these days. Property taxes are also on the rise.
These are the metro areas where property taxes increase by double digits. Meanwhile, the median price for all home types in Florida fell 1.7 percent in March from the same time last year, according to Redfin, a national real estate brokerage. That’s a small number with big implications.
Here comes the rain, Florida! Up to 7 inches possible in the next week. Strong storms are in the Central Florida western segment.
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Based on cleanliness metrics, the cities of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro region were the only areas to earn an “A+”
This grade is for cleanliness, making it the No. 1 city overall. Researchers praised the metro area for its waste management services.