Why did people ever decide to live in places with bad weather?

A big factor for immigrating is weather conditions. People either want to escape the weather of their own country or move to a place where the weather suits their lifestyle and tastes better. In the most extreme examples, people want to get away from extreme weather conditions like regular earth quakes, cyclones, tornadoes or even active volcanoes. read more

The slideshow above shows the 10 best countries to live in according to the ND-GAIN Index. All but one of the top five best countries are located in Europe. The United States ranked eighth. read more