What is the world's most vulnerable city? (PHOTO)

Many cities are fighting a losing battle against the ravages of nature.

From the Maldives to Mauritania, some cities are engaged in a constant battle for survival against nature’s relentless forces. But which of these metropolises is closest to being overwhelmed by sea, sand or other natural threat?

There are three key natural factors that can make a city vulnerable to gradual disintegration, or even total disappearance – water, sand and wildfire. Natural events are notoriously hard to predict, especially with climate change making the planet hotter and polar ice melting, but the prospects for these seven cities can look particularly grim.
















Via: Guardian