1, 2007. Hurricane Noel's winds reached 80 mph in the Caribbean before it moved up the Atlantic coast of the United States and finally disintegrated in Nova Scotia. In its wake, Noel left at least 160 people dead in the Caribbean islands [source: NOAA]. It didn't turn out to be...
Living in High-Crime Areas.If you live in a particularly bad area known for frequent gang wars and fall asleep to the sound of gunshots every weekend, it might be a good idea to put a vest in your car. Depending on how bad the crime is where you live, you might even want to cons...
The problem isn’t just a lack of toilets—it’s a lack of toilets that people want to use. The result: millions of deaths and disease-stunted lives.
Those two very rich people just happen to live in the same city because it’s one of the few places where tech flourishes, and it’s not as if programmers move due to taxes. You have mora then your fair share of people with a 9 figure net worth in the bay too. The bay, despite ...
Today (Sept. 10) is the traditional peak of the hurricane season. And yet there haven't been any hurricanes so far this year. Although Tropical Storm Humberto is churning away in the eastern Atlantic and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane later today, the dearth of hurricanes is som...
Poison ivy is native to many areas in the US. But it can cause extremely harmful effects to humans who are exposed to the urushiol in its plant parts. The plant can be so toxic that humans have died after inhaling the smoke produced while burning it. Some overly righteous conservationists ...
Meanwhile, keeping homeowners' insurance has become increasingly challenging for many people, particularly those who live in the growing number of areas around the country prone to natural disasters. For example, Oklahoma residents saw their home coverage costssurge 42% between 2018 and 2023, while ...
Energy: Even as global forces drive oil prices lower, all it takes is one nasty storm to reverse that. With a continent full of energy resources, why is U.S. oil production still concentrated in one Hurricane Alley? [ FROM PUBLISHER]IBDEBSCO_bspInvestors Business Daily...
Our full-scale sustainability plan — Be Well. Do Well. — is how we’re creating a positive impact on our people and our planet. We empower you topursue what matters to you. We believe a career in food, facilities and uniform services should empower us to become the best we can be ...
You are trying to do things that are in the best interest of your organization's financial health, but sometimes, those decisions can be detrimental and harmful to the people you're trying to serve. I think back to my early years in a hospital organization where I ...