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The fact is, we are still very much in an ice age; it’s just a somewhat shrunken one—though less shrunken than many people realize. At the height of the last period of glaciation, around twenty thousand years ago, about 30 percent of the Earth’s land surface was under ice. Ten percent still is—and a further 14 percent is in a state of permafrost. Three-quarters of all the fresh water on Earth is locked up in ice even now, and we have ice caps at both poles—a situation that may be unique in Earth’s history.
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Bill Bryson
In the moment to moment details of our daily living truth asks us to pay attention and to act correctly the first time.
The Yamas & Niyamas
Deborah Adele
Karni said the discrepancy in outcomes combined with the large number of cases dismissed upon appeal is evidence that renters facing eviction should have the right to an attorney. Other cities, including Baltimore and Philadelphia, have passed laws guaranteeing low-income renters who face eviction the right to counsel. Five years after New York City implemented a right to counsel, eviction filings declined by about 30 percent, according to the social justice nonprofit Community Service Society.
When Harris County Tenants Have the Means to Appeal Evictions, Two-Thirds Have Cases Dismissed
R.A. Schuetz
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