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Re:The emergence of heat and humidity too severe for human t... by itmayno on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @01:49AM (#28138491)
A mass death event will likely happen in a city with 26 million people that most folks outside China aren’t aware of the danger..Shanghai. Shanghai has been having extreme heatwaves, the worst one in 2017 where the temperature went to 46 degrees. Shanghai is projected to be unlivable in this century.
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Re:The emergence of heat and humidity too severe for human t... by reilly3000 on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @02:29AM (#28138741)
I’m not sure if it’s an issue specifically around Shanghai, but electric power has been unsteady in China at large. An energy crisis during a heatwave could be indeed deadly, especially with the ambient temperatures of city life. I’m bullish on Chinese acumen for major infrastructure projects and I’m sure they will adapt, but that seems like a crazy costly set of projects. At this point ultrawhite paints look promising.
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