19, 20, 21....The 192021 site looks at the growth of the world's cities, and the 19 cities with populations over 20 million in the 21st century.

Coming up to Christmas and one thing I'd like please is the poster of the world's 31 key buildings from SKYSCRAPER CITY.Some great information in the SKYSCRAPER CITY forums.

Also check out SKYSCRAPER NEWS.


A BBC News report also says that 'weather disasters are getting worse'. The number of weather based disasters has apparently quadrupled in the last 20 years.

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