Word: impaction
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...people don't much like floods, so they build levees, which keep sediments from washing out of the rivers. They also don't much like wetlands, so they drain them. As a result, the world's river deltas are sinking rather than rising. To a large extent, the increased impact of flooding in places like New Orleans and Venice is self inflicted...
...Right now there's this accommodationist view of high oil prices. People are looking at global and U.S. growth and saying, "Well, these high prices are having less impact than might have been anticipated." And it's true that oil does not have as much leverage on our economy as it did in the '70s. We use half as much oil per unit of GDP as we did then. But when you have sustained prices of more than $50 a barrel, the economic impact will be larger than people have anticipated...
...letter from a woman who said her son was having problems. They went to the boy and said, "We think we should go to therapy." And he said, "Will he be like that man on television?" So that's when I felt we were having a positive impact...
...chardonnay and cigarettes"--Coulter charmed both Democrats and Republicans. She already knew (or had dated) many young conservatives in college and law school, and just 10 weeks after she arrived in Washington, National Journal named her one of its conservatives under 40 who were "likely to have an impact...
Both elegant and environmentally friendly, the Q Collection's James chair, above, is made of wood from sustainable forests, low-impact dyed cotton upholstery and polyurethane-free stains. Pillow stuffing comes from free-range ducks...