
Extreme Cities reveals how ordinary people endure the harshest environments. In Yakutsk, warming permafrost threatens infrastructure in the coldest city on Earth, while in La Paz, residing at extreme altitude among 5,000-meter peaks challenges human survival. This series uncovers the resilience and ingenuity required to thrive against nature’s most formidable forces.
Episode 1 – Yakutsk
Discover Yakutsk, the planet’s cold pole. As global warming melts permafrost, the once stable frozen soil now endangers centuries-old buildings, forcing residents to adapt to a rapidly changing environment.
Episode 2 – La Paz
Explore La Paz, the world’s highest capital nestled among towering 5,000-meter peaks. Daily life at extreme altitude challenges human physiology, as the city’s struggle against nature reveals stories of endurance and innovation.
From: Extreme Cities | S1 E1 & E2
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Climat Fraud is real 😊
I am curious about the leafless trees and bushes I see?!? Respect for the people who live there.. 🥶
Makes one wonder why so many people live in Siberia's coldest areas. Has it always been so cold? 🤔
In Alaska the citizens are given a percentage of the wealth extracted from the state. Shouldn't the Indians of La Paz get something for the wealth extracted from their native lands?
Thank you for this channel. It is very enlightening.
ASTOR PIAZOLA? 😊
Don’t look up.
3 years, i loved it
Russia; Get out of Ukraina!
My dog loved being in weather at 150 F below freezing. OK, it was 170 F below freezing.
19:14 lake Baikal is not the source of the Lena river. The source is very close, only 8 km away to the West from Baikal, but this are two different basins! Lake Baikal is source of Angara river, which is in basin of big Yenisey river, 2000 km away from Lena river.
Bloody awful place ,awAke aussie 😂
Weed or no,but vodka is must
22:39 that cannot be the real entrance to that diamond cutting factory.
natamani sana kuitetembea yakut ila baridi ni kali sana