Weather today: Snow. High = 1 Low = -1
Reports of an extended cold snap all over south-eastern China are yet again in the newspapers, affecting the inland areas such as Hubei, Hunan, and Jiangxi provinces. The cold snap is being felt here too, although not as severe because of the coastal influence. The newspaper reports this winter as the coldest in 7 years, for the east China region. The 2009 winter was the coldest in 18 years. And the year before that saw an unprecendented disaster when the cold weather shut down the trains for the Spring Festival rush -- around this time of year.
So the newspaper is asking the readers a poll question:
Interestingly enough, note that fewer and fewer people are talking about global warming anymore. And why would they, when every single year it is a colder than normal winter. All that can be done is to survive, and to bear it out, cranking the air conditioning to the maximum and taking long extended hot showers.
8 days of teaching in a row starting today. This is gonna suck. It already sucks. We are literally living in a refrigerator.
Shanghai was like a refrigerator with a fixed temperature yesterday as the difference between high and low was only around 2 degrees - with a low of minus 1.7 degrees and a high at 0.4 degrees. Intermittent snow did not accumulate.
Reports of an extended cold snap all over south-eastern China are yet again in the newspapers, affecting the inland areas such as Hubei, Hunan, and Jiangxi provinces. The cold snap is being felt here too, although not as severe because of the coastal influence. The newspaper reports this winter as the coldest in 7 years, for the east China region. The 2009 winter was the coldest in 18 years. And the year before that saw an unprecendented disaster when the cold weather shut down the trains for the Spring Festival rush -- around this time of year.
So the newspaper is asking the readers a poll question:
Shanghai is experiencing its coldest winter in seven years. Many locals complain about the absence of central heating systems as enjoyed by people in north China. Do you think Shanghai should bring central heating to ordinary homes?
| Absolutely. Electric air conditioning is inefficient in winter and not energy-saving. |
| It is okay for me as long as I don’t need to pay extra bills for heating. |
| It is unnecessary because Shanghai only has a few very cold days. A citywide coal-burning central heating system is wasteful and polluting. |
Interestingly enough, note that fewer and fewer people are talking about global warming anymore. And why would they, when every single year it is a colder than normal winter. All that can be done is to survive, and to bear it out, cranking the air conditioning to the maximum and taking long extended hot showers.
8 days of teaching in a row starting today. This is gonna suck. It already sucks. We are literally living in a refrigerator.
Shanghai was like a refrigerator with a fixed temperature yesterday as the difference between high and low was only around 2 degrees - with a low of minus 1.7 degrees and a high at 0.4 degrees. Intermittent snow did not accumulate.
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