Life in Norilsk, Russia

NORILSK, RUSSIA - JULY 21: Smoke stacks for a nickel-refinery spew sulfur dioxide into the environment July 21, 2002 in Norilsk, Russia. The refinery releases some 2.8 million metric tons of sulfur dioxide per year into the atmosphere, six times the emissions of the entire U.S. nonferrous metals industry. In total, Norilsk produces over 90 percent of Russia's nickel, 58 percent of copper, over 80 percent of cobalt and almost 100 percent of the platinum-group metals. (Photo by Oleg Nikishin/Getty Images)