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Not every building is as beautiful as the Palace of Versailles. Or blends into its surroundings as well as the Macallan Distillery. On the contrary, there are many structures across the world looking like outcasts that will fall apart during the next storm. In some places, they aren't isolated examples, either — even an entire neighborhood can be an abomination. And you can find them on r/UrbanHell.

It's a photography subreddit of "all the hideous places human beings built or inhabit." The online community invites everyone who wants to explore the darker side of the cities, towns, and villages in our shared world and welcomes any photos which show either ugliness, or a problem in urban development. Rural and suburban nightmares are also allowed.

Below you will find a collection of pics that perfectly describe what this subreddit is all about.

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The Annual Monsoon Ritual Of Mumbai's Ocean Giving Back What Has Been Dumped In It

The Annual Monsoon Ritual Of Mumbai's Ocean Giving Back What Has Been Dumped In It

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SlartyBlartFast
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If only nature could actually give back all the trash to us, maybe we will see the damage we are doing :(

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jane don
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yup--but we know that most folks will look at this & think "Those People"--not thinking about the trash or pollution they themselves generate-- in north america we pay a lot of people to "Clean" it up for us--but have you noticed that everyday there is Fresh trash in the streets/parks ect -Someone else cleans it up so we just keep dumping it anywhere-Just look at all the masks /fast food garbage ect ect in parking lots ect ect-- Gotta keep the car clean but to lazy to put stuff in the garbage can-

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denzoren
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Mumbai Ocean: Oh hey...you left this at my house. No no..no worries, I brought it all back. Muahahaha.

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Louise Stange-Wahl
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

AMEN SISTAH! That is so very true...just go SCUBA diving almost anywhere on the planet and the plastic is always there. I've been diving since 1968, and worked with an Underwater Cinematographer and have been diving all over. It has gotten SO MUCH WORSE. I fear for every living being. It has to stop!

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Diana Hockley
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We humans don't deserve to live on this earth. It's crumbling around us and still "we" are destroying the oceans, wildlife and ignoring global warming. There's this fixation with 2050, all will be okay. Well - 2050 WILL BE TOO LATE.

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Cathy Carey
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is heartbreaking. I feel so sorry for animals. Look at it this way; how would we like it if this was floating in our air.

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Crocodile
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But it is think about how much Carbon dioxide we put into the air and smog that causes health risks that shorten the life expectation so let's start small by cleaning Beaches and polluted inland areas and plant trees and clean waters use less electricity and water because we can't just have a few groups and except it to solve it we need almost everyone to come together and help.

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Khadija Hammond
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Good! Maybe they will know better. I swear I think we are marked for extinction. We are so filthy. No wonder Covid happened.

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Altezzoso Burton
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No covid blew up due to shady as heck misinformation and disinformation schemes.

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Patricia Tornborg
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We DO see the damage...and we keep doing it! I do it every day when I go to a market that packs in plastic bags! Every time I buy socks in a 3pack, the plastic Dennisons that keep them attached make me think of blinded sea turtles when THEY all wind up in the ocean together. How do we start big companies whose products we buy to make changes (I typed a version of ‘carnages’ by mistake)?

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Theresa McCreary
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If nature gave back what man has been dumping for centuries, mankind would no longer exist. Just the nuclear disasters alone would wipe out hundreds of thousands of people if it dumped it all back on us. Just my opinion.

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Judith Wilson
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

this is disgusting. The ARE going to be picking this up and disposing of it properly, right? How did humans become so uncaring, so lazy, and so disrespectful to our world?

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Mackenzie Raybourne
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Even when you "properly dispose" of plastic waste the majority of it goes right into our environment...

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NWB
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

so sad!!! and remember as you are eating fish we too are ingesting the plastics....this and bloody fish line, nets disgusting!

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Dhukath
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

With what an absolute s**t-show this image is, what do you think is blurred out on the top step?

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Sherry Harvey
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Probably a baby. Could be human. We don’t give a damn about that either.

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Joe Bruno
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sad isn't it... we are supposed to be the caretakers of this planet. I don't know about you, but I'm not proud of what we've been doing. Most inhabitants have no idea and, this is important, don't care! Someone else will take care of it, right?

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Louise Stange-Wahl
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is for real. One of my colleagues was sent over to India to train newbies (and ended up that he was training our replacements !). He was supposed to be there for at least 6 weeks--he came back after just one. The disgusting trash was there...he had photos similar to this. No one made an effort to pick up the litter. It was very sad and disturbing that a family was literally living on the steps of the hotel. He would bring them fruit and food from the buffet. They had several family dogs who were very friendly. The day before he left, one of the dogs nipped at his leg and it broke the skin. A hotel employee saw what happened and immediately told him to get inside. They had a doctor on call, and he told him that the street dogs have no vacs and he was in danger of contracting rabies. After an all night flight, he came into the office and told us what happened. It was SO SMALL...like a scratch, but he had to go through the rabies series. It was terrifying. He is OK!

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InfectedVoice
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Makes me want to shed a tear for what we have done, this is the sea puking, we have made the sea very sick.

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Nonya Bidness
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This makes me sick, furious, and sad. How can people keep doing this to our beautiful oceans and seas?!

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Janet Fox
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How disgusting we are when we dump trash without any consideration of what happens to it.

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Crocodile
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

it is think about how much Carbon dioxide we put into the air and smog that causes health risks that shorten the life expectation so let's start small by cleaning Beaches and polluted inland areas and plant trees and clean waters use less electricity and water because we can't just have a few groups and except it to solve it we need almost everyone to come together and help.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Like how yall are saying this is sad and people are disgusting and while yea, thats true, ur doing nothing about it so like.. are u really contributing here?

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Helen Jane Witten
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have some wonderful Indian acquaintances and I love their culture, food, dress style etc but there is no way I would go and visit their country of origin for 2 main reasons. I can't stand this sort of mess, the over crowding and of course the poverty so that's 3 reasons. It would break my heart and spirit I think. I'm a bit of a wimp I guess.

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Heather Atwood
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Amazing how certain countries have no respect for water, Earth, other people or even themselves!

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Jesse Russell
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Please tell me the government cleans this up and don’t let it just sit there.

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Amelia Bee
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

India is an utter hellhole, and I don't see that changing anytime soon.

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Kathleen Konecek
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And now it has been found in our lungs 🫁 and newborns blood 🩸

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ur mom
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Am I the only one who noticed that censored/blurred thing?

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Roberta Bray-Enhus
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

All of the plastics come from India and Asia.They’re the worst and have no concept of what anything is,and it can all be thrown away

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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Crocodile
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Earth is not healthy just think about how much Carbon dioxide we put into the air and smog that causes health risks that shorten the life expectation so let's start small by cleaning Beaches and polluted inland areas and plant trees and clean waters use less electricity and water because we can't just have a few groups and except it to solve it we need almost everyone to come together and help.

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Tracy Penner
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ohhhh, my poor ocean. ITS SICK... CANT YOU SEE IT'S VOMITING?!!?

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Cindy Vickers
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It is fantastic and an eye opener. I wish this would happen on all beaches around the world. Then we could get to work cleaning it up. (Safely)

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Ashley Jernigan
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm convinced that this is reason monsoons happen. The ocean is sick of the garbage 😅

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Mindi Sargent
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Momma Nat is pretty smart huh?! Now deal with it! Here's an opportunity to have a do-over but do it different and better as to not piss her off again. It seems this is a "oops you dropped this" from her like covertly saying you stupid humans and all your stupid trash and stupid methods that are lazy and hurtful please I beg you to try again"!

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Dorothy Cloud
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's just disgusting. And evidently they don't care. You'd think they'd realize that fish have a hard time living in that garbage!

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Markus Majer
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That is by far not everything. If you ever see a indian cities beach / seaside, it will haunt you in your dreams, I dont understand how people can be like that. Goa seems to be the only beach that is quite clean. Otherwise....

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Donna Troy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

San Francisco? I heard Nancy Pelosi will beat it out of there as soon as she retires. She should be forced to stay.

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Sarah Watterson
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If this picture bothers you, you should see the state of the Ganges as of recent. Poor families who had loved ones die of COVID and couldn’t afford wood for a funeral pyre instead wrapped the bodies in shrouds and gave them a water burial… hundreds of times over. So, while the Ganges has long been polluted, the past years events have seen a new, morbid addition to what used to be a sacred waterway.

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Chris Zaydel
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

it seems most of India suffers from a culture that doesn't care about trash in their own environment.

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Carole Gleed
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This could have been in the ocean for years,I hope we are more informed these days,we can only hope.

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Cara Birch
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OMGosh, it looks terrible! I cannot believe that this is a real picture.

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Warren Brown
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The Chinese and the country of India, are the pigs of the earth! Studies show these two countries contribute over 54% of the solid waste pollution in the ocean’s of our world!!

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Auktje Kazemier
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

kijk dit bedoel ik hier afval scheiden en daar woord het met vrachtwagens vol in de oceaan gedumt...................

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clive apps
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nature does give out back; cancer, birth defects, other medical problems, erratic weather, etc.

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Susie Swearingen-Kamachi
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think that’s great if we didn’t pick it up the first time I hope we do the second time.

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Josey Griffin
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Gee that’s disgracefull. Hope they dispose of it properly this time.

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Elsie Collins
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Disgraceful!! How can any person who believes in God, leave so much wreckage in the oceans!! We are the canaries in the coal mine!! What we do to nature, we do to ourselves!!

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Mairlady
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This can’t be blamed on animals, it can only be blamed on humans!

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Donna Baker
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If it gives us back 1/10% of what we give it. I've seen the beaches after people leave them . unimaginably. We were always taught. What you bring in you take out. But doesn't seem to hold true now a days.

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grafxgal60073
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have never understood anyone, anywhere littering, much less dumping who-know-what into waterways. This may sound harsh, but don't whine to me when you don't have clean drinking water. Shame on you India.

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Mazer
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love it. We will be dealing with payback for quite some time now and we deserve every bit of it

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Carman Davis
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Do they not have some kind of sanitation? If not they need to start.

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Tiny Dynamine
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Here's a photo I took in a village in India. There is no rubbish collection, so people have nowhere else to put it. P3030019-6...e1d3be.jpg P3030019-60d50dbe1d3be.jpg

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Alex Nelson
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wasn't this a beat in the Aquaman movie when Orm declares war on the surface world?

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John Smith
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

3rd world and we're importing them here, what could go wrong? The NY/NJ shores were like this in the 1980s, medical waste, condoms, needles, feces washing ashore

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armando cardoso
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That’s India the most disgusting place and society in the world, nothing new to see here.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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armando cardoso
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lol, that’s India, that most disgusting place and society in the world

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Crocodile
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But it is everyone's fault think about how much Carbon dioxide we put into the air and smog that causes health risks that shorten the life expectation so let's start small by cleaning Beaches and polluted inland areas and plant trees and clean waters use less electricity and water because we can't just have a few groups and except it to solve it we need almost everyone to come together and help.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But it is everyone's fault think about how much Carbon dioxide we put into the air and smog that causes health risks that shorten the life expectation so let's start small by cleaning Beaches and polluted inland areas and plant trees and clean waters use less electricity and water because we can't just have a few groups and except it to solve it we need almost everyone to come together and help.

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Grumble O'Pug
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How's that song go in Bride and Prejudice? "India's the place to beeeeee...."

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But it is everyone's fault think about how much Carbon dioxide we put into the air and smog that causes health risks that shorten the life expectation so let's start small by cleaning Beaches and polluted inland areas and plant trees and clean waters use less electricity and water because we can't just have a few groups and except it to solve it we need almost everyone to come together and help.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But it is everyone's fault not just India you rasist baisterd think about how much Carbon dioxide we put into the air and smog that causes health risks that shorten the life expectation so let's start small by cleaning Beaches and polluted inland areas and plant trees and clean waters use less electricity and water because we can't just have a few groups and except it to solve it we need almost everyone to come together and help.

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About half of the global population already lives in cities, and by 2050, two-thirds of the world's people are expected to live in urban areas. But as you can see from some of the photos in r/UrbanHell, in cities, two of the most pressing problems facing the world today also come together: poverty and environmental degradation.

Bad urban development isn't just ugly aesthetics. It's also poor air and water quality, insufficient water availability, waste-disposal problems, and high energy consumption, all of which are exacerbated by the increasing population density and demands of urban environments. Strong city planning is essential in managing these and other difficulties as the world's urban areas grow.

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New Delhi - During Lockdown vs. Now

New Delhi - During Lockdown vs. Now

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For a few months earth took a breath, then humans came back with a vengeance :(

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Some of the biggest problems caused by urbanization are:

  • Intensive urban growth can lead to greater poverty, with local governments unable to provide services for all people;
  • Concentrated energy use. It leads to greater air pollution with a significant impact on human health;
  • Automobile exhaust produces elevated lead levels in urban air;
  • Large volumes of uncollected waste create multiple health hazards;
  • Urban development can magnify the risk of environmental hazards such as flash flooding;
  • Pollution and physical barriers to root growth promote loss of urban tree cover;
  • Animal populations are inhibited by toxic substances, vehicles, and the loss of habitat and food sources.
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It's Baffling How Fast It Changes

It's Baffling How Fast It Changes

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Solutions might include:

  • Combat poverty by promoting economic development and job creation;
  • Involve local community in local government;
  • Reduce air pollution by upgrading energy use and alternative transport systems;
  • Create private-public partnerships to provide services such as waste disposal and housing;
  • Plant trees and incorporate the care of city green spaces as a key element in urban planning.

Ultimately, cities can bring us obstacles and opportunities as well as freedom and captivity, and it's up to us to get the most out of them.

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People Offering Prayers At River Yamuna, India, Which Is Frothing From Industrial Waste

People Offering Prayers At River Yamuna, India, Which Is Frothing From Industrial Waste

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WilvanderHeijden
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And none of these fools has the sense to even consider that bathing in industrial waste speeds up your reincarnation process.

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Hotel In Łodz, Poland

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Samantha Lomb
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Its not a nuclear cooling tower. It is for a heating, electric and hotwater generating plant ( TETS in Russian) most are coal or gas powered and that is for releasing steam.

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An Interesting Perspective I've Stumbled Upon In Macau A Year Ago

An Interesting Perspective I've Stumbled Upon In Macau A Year Ago

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Raven Sheridan
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The difference between the have's and the have not's, in one photo.

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Petare, Venezuela

Petare, Venezuela

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Before And After A Desert Is Turned Into A Soulless Suburb Of A Desert. Jk, Its A Single Photo Of Arizona

Before And After A Desert Is Turned Into A Soulless Suburb Of A Desert. Jk, Its A Single Photo Of Arizona

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Leo Domitrix
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The water waste hurts. Why do you want lawns in a desert? If you want green lawns, move to England (no offense, England. You have the rainfall, is all.)

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Not A Very Romantic Scene

Not A Very Romantic Scene

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Samantha PandaNotBored
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Blame your government’s. This is their fault . They buy rubbish from countries and do not dispose of it correctly.

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Naples, Italy

Naples, Italy

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Beuska
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just imagine, a few decades or hundred years ago somebody built a nice villa, and now with the urbanisation the whole thing is under a highway..

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People Living Next To A Helicoidal Street In Chongqing

People Living Next To A Helicoidal Street In Chongqing

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Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong. Comparison Of 1964 - 2016.

Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong. Comparison Of 1964 - 2016.

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Electrical Wiring And Water Pipes In A Brazilian Favela

Electrical Wiring And Water Pipes In A Brazilian Favela

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Sonja
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh yeah, I saw this one already somewhere here on BP. Would like to see the guy who would try to find which wire or pipe is the one with problem

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Johannesburg, South Africa

Johannesburg, South Africa

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Jonathan
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a South African, I know this is not true... we also have electric fences along with what is shown.

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Literally, Just Thanksgiving Traffic In La

Literally, Just Thanksgiving Traffic In La

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Private Houses On The Roof Of An Eight-Story Mall In Zhūzhōu, China

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Cairo, Egypt

Cairo, Egypt

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Lekha
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not a single tree in sight (Ok, realised that's very normal there. My bad)

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Downtown Seattle, In The Heart Of The Retail District

Downtown Seattle, In The Heart Of The Retail District

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Yugan Talovich
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't understand how the US can have money to make bombers but not to help citizens who need help.

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Progressive Insurance's Call Center

Progressive Insurance's Call Center

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Ghost City In China, Made To Be A Replica Of Paris - Tianducheng

Ghost City In China, Made To Be A Replica Of Paris - Tianducheng

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All Residents Of Whittier, Alaska Live Inside One Building

All Residents Of Whittier, Alaska Live Inside One Building

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James016
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There was a whole BP post about this. A rail company owns most of the land so no-one can do anything.

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One More Lane Will Fix It

One More Lane Will Fix It

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In my country the biggest highway is 3 lanes. No city has more than 3 lanes. And we consider it an achievement. I am amazed at this picture honestly!

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Somewhere In Brazil In The 90's

Somewhere In Brazil In The 90's

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M O'Connell
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

@WilvanderHeidjen They absolutely are homeless. They are squatting in a utilities access cabinet.

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Baghdad Between Then And Now!

Baghdad Between Then And Now!

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Billionnaire Vijay Mallya's Mansion Atop A Skyscraper In Bangalore, India

Billionnaire Vijay Mallya's Mansion Atop A Skyscraper In Bangalore, India

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#34

Dubai, The Hollow City Of Artificiality

Dubai, The Hollow City Of Artificiality

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Sue Grigg
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I will never understand the lure of Dubai, it's a giant soulless shopping mall for rich people. They can have it, it's tacky and ugly.

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Mirny In Siberia, Russia

Mirny In Siberia, Russia

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Samantha PandaNotBored
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

All of those houses and infrastructure was built die to that mine . It’s still a working mine right now . Giving ppl jobs homes lives

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Ah, Good Old Car Culture...

Ah, Good Old Car Culture...

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Red rockin lobster
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is not an urban nightmare (whichever you're reffering to). Also, it's like comparing a clouds and grapes

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Block 23, New Belgrade, Serbia

Block 23, New Belgrade, Serbia

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Samantha PandaNotBored
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At least they have friendly neighbours. My neighbor wouldn’t take my washing in . 😆

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16-Lane Highway Built Through The Downtown Where A Market Square Used To Be In Moscow, Russia

16-Lane Highway Built Through The Downtown Where A Market Square Used To Be In Moscow, Russia

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Samantha Lomb
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Again context is great. This was done to facilitate troop movements quickly in and out of the capital which proved vital in WWII as the soldiers from Siberia crossed Red Square in the May Day parades and went straight to the front lines to repel the Nazis. The French similarly built huge boulevards in Paris to facilitate troop movements and to keep people from being able to build barricades, which is a French national tradition.

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Nobody: Southwest Us Developers:

Nobody: Southwest Us Developers:

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Olivier Caissy
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Out of curiosity, for what it is, why is it not more square, why all the bends?

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