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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: average joe who wrote (761013)1/3/2014 12:09:38 AM
From: Wharf Rat  Read Replies (2) of 1574002
 
Argentina

Argentina is only now experiencing relief after some areas have had the worst heat wave since records began. When did the records begin, you ask? They began not forty years ago, not fifty years ago, not one hundred years ago but one hundred and eight years ago - back in 1906.

And this isn't a single town we're talking about with a few hours of record heat. This heat wave affected the large part of a nation and lasted more than a fortnight. Okay, it might not seem that hot to some people with temperatures in the high thirties but in some parts it got into the mid-forties. Argentina isn't used to these sort of temperatures and its power grid can't cope with the demand.

What happens in record heat waves? Well it happened here too so I relate to the people of Argentina who can't use their air conditioners because of power cuts. It's causing all sorts of problems for the nation, exacerbating political problems as well as daily living. The power cuts have made people angry, stopped shops that should have benefited from the hot weather, like ice cream parlours, from being able to earn a crust. Yep, expect more civil unrest in various parts of the world over coming decades.

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