The World's 25 Dirtiest Cities Posted: 7 months ago by wildminou
Presented by Forbes, this study done by Mercer Human Resource Consulting who have ranked 215 cities worldwide based on levels of air pollution, waste management, water potability, hospital services, medical supplies and the presence of infectious disease.
And the winner is...
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5 of the world’s most polluted cities Posted: 5 months ago by mareacaspica
Some places in the world are just like heaven, some like hell; almost literally. Human activity can sometimes have devastating effects not on just the environment, but sometimes on the population too. Here’s a list of five of the most polluted cities in the world, in no specific order.
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World's Dirtiest Cities Posted: 1 year ago by super
Photos of the dirtiest cities of the world. Example of how people do not protect the surrounding nature
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World's Top 100 Most Livable Cities Posted: 7 months ago by karenben
Mercer study ranks cities by the quality of life they offer expatriate executives and their families across the world.
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The World's Best Places to Live 2008 Posted: 4 months ago by AutumnLotus
Mercer Consulting's annual roundup of the global cities with the best quality of life is here, and Zurich once again comes out on top. The best place in the U.S.? Honolulu at No. 28.
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America's Most Miserable Cities Posted: 8 months ago by tigertony
Forbes list based on factors such as unemployment, tax rates, commute times, weather, crime, ...
Is your city on the list?
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10 Most Amazing Lost Cities Posted: 1 year ago by maxriter
Lost Cities were real, prosperous, well-populated areas of human habitation that fell into terminal decline and whose location was later lost. Most lost cities are found, and have been studied extensively by scientists. Here's our list of the 10 most amazing lost cities in the world.
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7 Abandoned Wonders of the World Posted: 1 year ago by derami
Amazing abandoned cities from around the world with fantastic images, links and videos!
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Bet my city is worse than yours Posted: 9 months ago by donteatpoop
Every year Youngstown (Ohio) makes me proud by ranking high in crime rates despite its size. We really put up some good numbers. How do you compare?
(Don't have to compare your city to y-town, it might be better for your ego if you didnt actually. You can compare any two cities with this wonderful toy.)
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Fittest (and Fattest) cities in America 2008 Posted: 5 months ago by JoshSF49
Men's Fitness's annual survey reveals the cities that embrace a healthy lifestyle and exposes the ones that, well, need more salad bars.
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10 Most Congested Cities in America Posted: 6 months ago by karenben
To determine the cities with the toughest commutes, we took the country's 75 largest metro areas and looked at congestion data from the Texas Transportation Institute to see how long travelers were delayed over the course of a year.
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Honesty test of 32 cities Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Reader's Digest left 30 new cell phones in public places in 32 cities around the globe. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Hong Kong had the worst performance with only 13 of the 30 phones returned. The best performance in the unscientific test was turned in by residents of Ljubljana, Slovania who gave back 29 of the 30 phones.
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The Drunkest Cities in America Posted: 7 months ago by karenben
Some cities are hitting the bottle hard. Find out from Men's Health magazine if yours is one of them.
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The floating cities that could one day house climate change refugees Posted: 3 months ago by AutumnLotus
An architect has come up with an innovative answer to rising sea levels - a city that floats around the world.
The self-contained 'Lilypad' city will be home to around 50,000 'climate refugees' from the worst hit areas - including London.
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Cities of Colour Posted: 4 months ago by doggylives
Popularly known by their names of colour as much as their historical designations — the ancient Blue City known as Jodhpur, neighbouring Jaipur known as the Pink City, its former capital the Amber City, and Morocco’s Red City of Marrakech — are as much astonishingly beautiful as they are remarkably unusual.
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Top 10 Cities of the World with the Most Beautiful Women Posted: 1 year ago by orbitalorbz
A survey was taken around the world and the results were determined by: 1) Quality of women, 2) Amount of Women per men ratio and 3) Ease of talking to women.
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Photos Of Lost Cities Posted: 2 years ago by Mershaullk
Beautiful pictures from many ancient cities around the world.
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Light of the world Posted: 6 months ago by lynxears
Still images of cities around the world, taken clearly from the international space station for the first time.
It's beautiful, and amazing.
(Other cities-from-space photos have been taken, but these are vivid. Check it out).
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Birthdays all the rage in top U.S. cities Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Research by the organization Birthdays Without Pressure found parents in such major cities, including Washington and San Diego, succumb the most easily to increasing pressure to throw excessive parties for their children's birthdays
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In Pictures: The 10 Biggest Cities Of 2025 Posted: 7 months ago by maxriter
The number of urban dwellers is expected to hit 5 billion globally by 2025--double the number of 1990, according to studies by the World Resource Institute. As it turns out, many people just like city life, and telecommuting opportunities are limited: Doing business still requires face time. Here's a look at the likely candidates for 2025's 10 biggest.
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Lost collection of "Lost Cities" Posted: 1 year ago by BrownTrout
Well, the collection wasn't really lost but any fan of archeology will appreciate this site. Lots of photo essays on various ancient cities known and unknown.
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