Syzygys
02-17-08, 12:43 PM
It is 34% more expensive than NYC. looking at the pic, you might wonder, why?
http://worldfrontpage.com/illustrations/MoscowLife_by_Alexander_Petrenko.jpg
"Today Moscow has nearly 3,000,000 cars. Gray-brown noxious haze of smog covers the streets filled with jam-packed traffic, which blows out tons of unhealthy exhaust fumes of carbon monoxide and other harmful chemicals. Additionally there are 12 huge heat power stations, 53 district heating stations and 3,000 industrial enterprises still operating within the city borders. As a result concentrations of harmful substances often exceed maximum allowable by 10-20 times."
P.S.: I think the photo is incredible, although most of the things coming out of the chimneys is most likely steam...
http://worldfrontpage.com/illustrations/MoscowLife_by_Alexander_Petrenko.jpg
"Today Moscow has nearly 3,000,000 cars. Gray-brown noxious haze of smog covers the streets filled with jam-packed traffic, which blows out tons of unhealthy exhaust fumes of carbon monoxide and other harmful chemicals. Additionally there are 12 huge heat power stations, 53 district heating stations and 3,000 industrial enterprises still operating within the city borders. As a result concentrations of harmful substances often exceed maximum allowable by 10-20 times."
P.S.: I think the photo is incredible, although most of the things coming out of the chimneys is most likely steam...