[movermike] movermike: China Is Really Suffering!

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Posted by movermike:
China Is Really Suffering!
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   I have been watching with interest the severe weather taking place in
   China. This note finally caused me to post something:

     [1]The freak weather has even carpeted the arid Taklamakan desert
     in far-western China with snow. 'NEVER BEFORE had the whole desert
     been covered.

   How bad is it in [2]China?

     More snow and sleet were forecast across the south, where three
     weeks of storms have destroyed crops, damaged electricity lines and
     disrupted the transport system. Severe weather conditions have been
     forecast to continue nationwide until February 8th or 9th. Much
     needed warmer temperatures are unlikely even after the snowfall
     ends. UNUSUAL blizzards, rain and harsh weather have thrown the
     rail and road traffic into a tailspin, with millions of passengers
     stranded. The cold spell has caused a loss of 7.5 billion dollars.
     Disruption in rail and road traffic has affected the supplies of
     coal to power plants whose stocks are depleting fast, adding to the
     worries of authorities. In central province of Zhejiang, a
     snowstorm lasted 30 hours, causing snow accumulations of RECORD
     DEPTHS. 19 provincial regions were hit, affecting nearly 78 million
     people as of January 28. For the FIRST TIME IN 135 YEARS the
     economic hub of Shanghai posted a yellow snowstorm alert on
     Saturday and by this morning, it had received 15 cm of snow. The
     Shanghai port at the mouth of the Yangtze river was closed as of
     1:00 a.m. on Saturday, which stranded more than 1,000 ships and
     cancelled the departures of 200.

   Boy, don't you wish for some of that Global Warming?

References

   1. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article3291473.ece
   2. http://68.178.224.54/udayavani/showstory.asp?news=0&contentid=494404&lang=1