HARSH ENVIRONMENTS TO LIVE IN

GREENLAND

Only this country’s rocky coastline isn’t covered in an ice sheet

that can be up to 3 kilometers thick(1.8 miles). This ice sheet is

what keeps the country’s population close to the rocky coastline.

Additionally, the northernmost part of the country is just 740

kilometers (460 miles) from the North Pole.

CHANGTANG REGION

In spite of the short summers, the arctic winds and the

precipitation that falls mostly has hail in this part of the

Tibetan Plateau, a few hundred thousand people known as the

Changpa call this place home.

SIBERIA

Parts of this place have boomed thanks to the discovery of oil,

gas and minerals. However, it’s still as harsh as ever. In some

places temperatures can go has high as 38 degrees Celsius

(100 degrees Fahrenheit) during summer and plunge into

double-digit negatives during winter.

THE OUTBACK

The fierce sun, infertile soil and arid weather keeps the

human population low in this desert, which covers most of Australia.

THE SAHARA DESERT

Few humans call this place home and only nomads like the

Tuareg have managed to survive on the its edges by trading,

hunting and raising their livestock on meagre vegetation.

ANTARCTICA

The human population here swells to more than 4,000 during the

summer season, since researchers and their crew launch missions

from the research stations here. During winter, around 1,000 stay to

face shivering temperatures that can reach minus 70 degrees

Celsius(-94 F).

BANGUI, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

As if suffering from neighbourhoods that are located in low-lying

places and are under constant severe floods is not enough; Bangui also

sees regular civil strife by mutinies of soldiers plus coup attempts.

CONAKRY, GUINEA

Power as well as water outages happen regularly here because of

drought and old machineries. The traffic lights get turned off during

night time, further endangering the city’s already fragile infrastructure.

BAGHDAD, IRAQ

This city has sustained severe damage to its infrastructure because of

war and sectarian violence lasting up to the present day. It’s one of the

world’s least hospitable places and also has one of the worst

qualities of living.