urban
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The primary drivers behind this trend include intensive groundwater extraction, a decline in sediment carried by rivers, and rapid urban development.
From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026
Those uncovered in urban centres - usually when digging foundations for new buildings - can pose a greater risk due to a built-up nearby population.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
“This should be mostly beneficial across the region, but some minor nuisance flooding is possible in urban and poor drainage areas if heavy rain showers or thunderstorms develop,” the weather service office in Monterey said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
Importantly, land values largely reflect the benefits of public investments that make urban locations desirable—in transit, schools, parks, for example.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
When the people of the Norte Chico were building these cities, there was only one other urban complex on earth: Sumer.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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