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Most cities were built on rivers. People originally settled in Paris because of the Seine, and inLondon for the Thames. A third of New York City's surface area is water. For centuries, ity folkused riversforshipping, wastes fishing and play.The Industrial Revolution ruined rivers for more ...
Vienna has ranked number one, a boon for its locals, expats and short-term visitors alike. (The Economistproduces a similar annual survey and Vienna also came in tops, edging out Melbourne.) Here’s how to experience the good life in Vienna and some of the other most liveable ci...
According to the United Nations, 4 out of every 10 people are affected by water scarcity. Here are 10 other cities at risk of running out of water: Next:Cape Town, South Africa 2/14 Credit Cape Town, South Africa Cape Town’s severe water shortage made headlines in 2017 and 2018, ...
Salt Lake City surprised me (and many people) when it debuted on this list a couple of years ago. But this mid-sized city is increasingly vegan friendly — and it might surprise you to know it has more vegan restaurants per capita than NYC or LA!
Spending most of their lives buried in streambeds, freshwater mussels(贻贝) can be easy to miss. You could cross a stream with a packed bed of them without noticing. A careful observer swimming underwater using a snorkel (潜水呼吸管) might see the quiet creatures on the river bottom.Since...
People in cities usually buy their food in supermarkets. Most of the food comes from farms. On farms we can see plants and animals. Farmers get mik from cows and eggs from chickens. Then they send them to shops and supermarkets.In some hot countries, farmers can grow fruit, like oranges...
Beijing, the capital of the People’s Republic of China, China’s second-largest city, municipality directly under the central government, national center city, one of the four major first-tier cities in China, and one of China’s “four big ancient capital”, the first batch of historical...
While most people associate Paradise Island in the Bahamas with the megaresort Atlantis, there's a lot more on the island than casinos and high-rise hotels. It's also home to Cabbage Beach, an oceanfront paradise with white sand and water ideal for swimming or snorkeling. Where to stay: ...
But as temperatures rise and the water evaporates, it becomes something wholly different. Huge blue, yellow and green spots appear, the result of deposits of magnesium sulphates, sodium sulphates and calcium. The Okanagan First Nations people believed the spots to have different curative ...