As the famous Astrophysicist Neil Degrasse Tyson once said – ‘The tenacity of life is truly amazing’. Life wants to live, and it will find a way to do so under any conditions. By examining our own planet, we see that there are many extremely hostile conditions prevalent in nearly every continent. Despite these hostile conditions, life finds a way to survive and sometimes even thrive amidst it. Human beings manage to live in these testing situations as well, and this list features 10 of the most hostile places where people still continue to live.
Dallol, Ethiopia
Dallol contains the lowest land volcano in the world. The temperature
in this area is consistently over 40 degree throughout the year and the
only way to travel through the land is on the back of camels. It has
been a mining town for a very long time and a small population of people
still live here.
Norilsk, Russia
Norilsk in Russia is doubly dangerous for two reasons. The place is
extremely cold all year long, and it has a massive pollution problem due
to manufacturing units in the region. If the cold doesn’t get you, the
pollution surely will.
La Oroya, Peru
La Oroya in Peru is one of the most dangerous places in the world,
simply because of the amount of smelting that occurs here. It is one of
the most polluted places in the world and almost all the children that
live here suffer from dangerous amounts of lead poisoning.
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Motuo, China
Nearly 10,000 people live in the Motuo valley in China, and it is a
wonder how they manage to do so. There is no road access to this place
whatsoever, and people have to hike through dangerous mountains in
order to get in and out of the valley.
Oymyakon, Russia
Russia is known for its frigid winters and Oymyakon is one of the
coldest places in the country. The average winter temperature here is a
shocking minus 60 degrees Celsius, thereby earning the title of the
North Pole of cold. Nearly 500 people still live here and they face some
truly unusual problems such as their ink getting frozen due to the
cold.
Muli, Faroe Islands
Muli is an extremely small village found in the middle of the Faroe
Islands. The lack of vegetation and natural resources have made this
place almost uninhabitable. We say almost because four people still live
in this village.
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Death Valley, US
When a place is known as Death Valley, you know it has to be trouble.
The temperature here can get up to a scorching 60 degrees Celsius, but
Native Americans have still inhabited the place for many years. Today,
only a small group of people continue to live at Death Valley in a small
town known as Furnace Creek.
Meghalaya, India
Meghalaya, also known as the land of clouds, is famous for receiving
tremendous amounts of rain. The rainfall is heavy throughout the year
and scanty population that lives here has modified their diet, clothes
and culture based on this.
Kifuka, Democratic Republic Of Congo
Kifuka is a place that will keep you on the edge of your seat all
year long. The place experiences one of the highest lightning storms in
the world and each square kilometer has an average of 158 lightning
strikes each year!
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Vostok Station, Antarctica
The lowest recorded temperature in the world has been measured at
Vostok Station, Antarctica. The record stands at minus 89.2 degrees
Celsius, making it almost unearthly. Only researchers make their way to
this part of the world, located 11,444 feet above sea level. It takes
them months to acclimatize to the conditions and they still undergo
several problems such as nose bleeds and head aches.
