It was not until late June that the floods receded. However, the season has already reached midsummer.
The weather is already hot, and with the blessing of summer and the seasons, the temperature is getting even hotter.
One day in July, the highest temperature in Yun City reached 68 degrees, which was no longer suitable for human survival. All the projects were stopped that day, and everyone stayed in the house in despair, blowing the hot wind.
There is no way, even though there is an air conditioner, it is too hot outside, and the lowest indoor temperature can only drop to 35-6 degrees Celsius. Any lower temperature may require the air conditioner to operate at full power 24 hours a day, and the air conditioner cannot stand it.
Fortunately, during normal times, the highest temperature of the day only hovers around 60 degrees. There is no sun at night, and the temperature is a little lower, only over 40 degrees, which can barely allow everyone to continue working and living.
This is because Yun City has a large number of reservoirs, lakes, and rivers... which store a large amount of water. In high-temperature weather, a large amount of water evaporates, taking away part of the heat and adjusting the temperature.
The temperature in the western region, especially the arid and drier northwest region, is higher. Fortunately, there is a special way to escape the heat, the cave dwelling.
The longer and deeper the cave dwelling is, the less likely it is to be affected by the outside temperature. Not only is it warm in winter and cool in summer, it is definitely a good place to escape the heat.
In this kind of weather, the officials have naturally seen the benefits of cave dwellings.
In addition, hundreds of millions of people have moved from the coastal and central regions at once, and housing is also a big problem. It will take too long and too many raw materials to build houses that can accommodate hundreds of millions of people.
Under current circumstances, this is simply not possible.
Therefore, the benefits of cave dwellings are further highlighted. Choose a place to drill a hole, do some simple reinforcement measures, and make doors and windows, and you have a house.
Not only is the cost extremely cheap, it is not like building a house, which requires a lot of steel, cement and other raw materials. More importantly, it is fast enough. Building a cave dwelling is much faster than building a house.
As a result, the construction of cave dwellings has become one of the largest super projects carried out by the government, with more than 10 million workers involved in the construction.
Even so, many people who migrated to the west are still crowded together. The demand for cave dwellings is really too great. To meet all the demands, it will take at least ten million people and a construction period of more than half a year before a family can have a separate cave dwelling.
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In this hot weather, even if the authorities have introduced various measures, the population has been severely reduced. Especially the elderly, children, and some people with serious underlying diseases.
Finally, good order and stability have been maintained. In contrast, overseas is now a mess! Many places simply do not have such strong organizational power, nor do they have the experience to mobilize populations on a large scale to deal with disasters.
Faced with this situation, we can only do nothing. In the face of bursts of high temperatures and floods, we are like a piece of loose sand, and the situation is terrible.
When the time entered August, the highest temperature in Yun City rose again, with the highest exceeding 70 degrees. It was even more exaggerated in the western region, with the highest temperature once exceeding 75 degrees.
It can be said that such a temperature is no longer suitable for the survival of 99% of living things, including humans. Fortunately, this high temperature weather is very short-lived, only a few days, and most of the time the temperature still hovers around 60 degrees.
In view of such high temperatures, in August, some outdoor work was basically suspended unless necessary, otherwise it would be unbearable to wear insulating clothing.
Such high temperatures are not only unbearable for people, but also have a huge impact on all aspects.
First of all, such terrifying high temperatures caused a large amount of water to evaporate. By mid-August, all the rivers in the western region had dried up, and all the exposed river beds were dried out, revealing cracks.
This has also caused a huge ecological disaster. Originally, there were some high-temperature-resistant animals that could survive by relying on the river water. The very few fish in the water that survived high temperatures could survive by relying on the water source.
As the rivers dry up and the water that is the source of life disappears, everything is naturally over.
Even in the central region, most of the rivers have dried up, and there are dried and dead fish everywhere. Officials have also collected a large number of them and made them into dried or salted fish as a food reserve.
We could have collected more, and everyone knows how precious food is. But the weather is too hot, and the river water is scalding hot. Ordinary people may be burned if they don't pay attention. The fish in the water are almost boiled as fish soup. There are a lot of them.
I can't even catch the fish. If I collect them a little slowly, they will rot. It takes a lot of effort to collect a large number.
For this reason, many people were splashed with river water, burned and soaked all over their bodies.
In the entire central region, there are only a few rivers that have not stopped flowing. Although the river beds are exposed, the water at the bottom of the rivers has not evaporated completely.
In this regard, coastal areas performed best, with only a few rivers drying up and water in most rivers not evaporating completely.
The main reason is that it is close to the sea, the air is humid, the temperature is lower than in the central and western parts, and the evaporation rate is not as fast. In addition, it is close to the sea, there is abundant water vapor, and it often rains, lowering the air temperature and adding moisture to the rivers.
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It can be said that in the hot apocalypse, in terms of livability, coastal cities will still be the best.
Not only because the water resources here are abundant, the temperature is lower than other places. In case of floods, because it is very close to the sea, all the water can be discharged into the sea nearby. Unlike inland areas, it has to go through rivers and floods.
The water flow is very slow. Even if there is a flood in coastal areas, the water will go down in two or three days at most.
These advantages are all brought by water. But success is also caused by water, and failure is also caused by water. Because it is close to the sea, the water vapor in the air is rich, and when it rains, it rains harder and lasts longer than in other places.
On top of that, the sea water keeps rising.
Especially since June, since the beginning of summer, global temperatures have risen higher and higher, breaking records repeatedly. Such high temperatures not only cause a large amount of surface water to evaporate, but the polar glaciers also begin to melt at an accelerated rate. A large number of icebergs have broken off and floated on the
In the sea.
On land, the snow-capped mountains that have been accumulated for tens of millions of years are beginning to melt and disintegrate...
As a result, the sea level is getting higher and higher. According to statistics from professional organizations, from the beginning of this year to the present, the sea level has risen by a cumulative 3.8 meters, causing many islands and coastal cities to be flooded.
Rising sea water is the biggest threat to coastal cities, just like the sword of Darkmos hanging above your head at any time. Otherwise, living in coastal cities is not bad in this hot weather.
Therefore, even after large-scale westward migration, about two levels of population in coastal areas still remain in place.
As long as we pay attention to the rise of sea levels and stockpile a large amount of food and supplies, there will be no shortage of high-rise buildings for everyone to live here. With a small population and basically all factories shut down, the demand for electricity has also dropped sharply. Coupled with the large number of solar cells laid out
Ban, life is actually pretty good, at least much better than those who migrated westward.
Unfortunately, all this is like a flower in a mirror or a moon in water. As the sea level rises, it will eventually disappear.
Time slowly came to late August. Although the temperature did not rise further, the drought became more serious. Even the rivers and lakes in the central region were almost all dry.
Looking at the scorching sun and the air distorted by the high temperature, I could only helplessly pray that all this would pass quickly.
Fortunately, the high temperature during this period caused more and more water vapor to accumulate in the air, and a new round of rain began again.
At the end of August, as dark clouds stirred, lightning thundered, and heavy rain poured down, Yun City ushered in the long-awaited super heavy rain.
The rain this time was heavier and lasted longer than the previous two. On the tenth day of the super heavy rain, Li Mu stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of the 33rd floor super mansion and observed the outside world through a high-powered telescope.
The average depth of rainwater on the ground has reached seven meters, and in many places it has even reached eight meters. The third floor of all buildings has been basically flooded, and the fourth floor in many places has also been flooded.
Looking at the non-stop, seemingly endless heavy rainstorm, I wonder when it will stop?
Qing Ning walked over, snuggled into Li Mu's arms, picked up a high-power telescope, and looked around the area. She suddenly said in surprise: "Brother, a building over there has also collapsed, and there are still people trying to rescue."
Li Mu sighed and looked over through a high-powered telescope. This is an old-fashioned residential area. The buildings are 20 or 30 years old. There are a total of seven or eight residential buildings, each with more than ten floors.
The building on the right near the main road was already tilting and collapsing. Under the heavy rain, more than a dozen official assault boats and motorboats came and went there, constantly relocating and rescuing the residents in the building.
After looking at it for a moment, Li Mu stopped looking. He wrapped his hands around Qing Ning's waist and lower abdomen, holding her tightly in his arms.
Qing Ning's face was slightly red, full of happiness, and after a moment she said: "I don't know when the rain will stop. Those people are so pitiful."
Li Mu said: "Actually, these people are lucky. Since the start of this round of super heavy rains, too many tragedies have occurred, and this is not the only place where collapsed buildings have occurred."
"If you think about it a few days ago, after the building collapsed, how many people were able to survive the rescue? Most of them were submerged in the water quickly after the collapse, and there were very few survivors. In comparison, this building is lucky.
, the collapse speed was very slow, and when the rescuers arrived, except for a small number of casualties, most of them were rescued."
Li Mu is telling the truth. During this period, more than a dozen buildings have collapsed. Most of them are old-fashioned residential buildings, as well as self-built small high-rise buildings in urban villages.
Many houses collapsed too quickly and there was no time to rescue them. In comparison, this time we were really lucky.
After chatting about this topic, Qing Ning suddenly said: "Yesterday in the library, I saw you and Sister Huihui sitting together. Were you chatting?"
Li Mu carried her to the sofa and kissed her on her fat face: "What's wrong, are you jealous?"
The lime color was red and said: "No!"
Li Mu said: "Aren't you jealous? Why do you ask this?"
Qing Ning lowered her head and whispered: "Nothing, I just wanted to ask!"
Li Mu patted her buttocks where she asked for advice: "She said she wasn't jealous!"
Qing Ning's face turned even redder and she was speechless. She suddenly turned around and hugged Li Mu's neck, and said pitifully: "I don't dare to do it anymore. I can be beaten or punished."
I feel pity for that look.
Looking at the beautiful face in front of him and feeling the warm fragrance of nephrite in his arms, Li Mu felt a little excited. He didn't want to find a simple tool in this world. The two had known each other for a long time, and their relationship had been cultivated for a period of time, and they were warm enough.
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Li Mu leaned into her ear and said, "Really, accept the fight and accept the punishment? Then I'll punish you and don't leave tonight."
Qing Ning's cheeks turned crimson, and she glanced at Li Mu quietly without saying a word, apparently acquiescing. Now that the two of them have reached this point, some things have become a matter of course.
For the next half day, Li Mu continued to study music with Qing Ning until evening. After dinner, he dismissed the others. Li Mu picked up Qing Ning and walked towards the bedroom with her shy eyes.
The next morning, Qing Ning, who had just gotten rid of his greenness and felt unwell, continued to rest. Li Mu went to the floor-to-ceiling window and observed it with a high-power telescope for a while. The water level was about half a meter higher than yesterday, and the heavy rain still had no stopping momentum.
I really don’t know when this round of rain will end.
Li Mu turned on the TV and watched the news. As the water level became deeper and deeper, the thermal power plant was flooded and the power had long been cut off. Fortunately, Li Mu had his own generator here, so he was not worried about this.
Not only was there no electricity, but the mobile phone signal and traffic had also been cut off long ago, completely cutting off contact with the outside world. This was also the reason why Li Mu watched TV. These days, he could just get an outdoor antenna and watch the program. In times like this, this is
The most convenient way to receive information from the outside world.
Fortunately, Li Mu used a batch of servers to build a local area network. All kinds of entertainment products on earth, including movies, music, novels, games...are all available. Make time every day to watch movies, listen to music, read novels, and play games.
Playing games...except that you can't communicate with the outside world, it's not much different from when you are connected to the Internet.
The existence of the LAN also calmed the hearts of the people in the building, allowing everyone to watch movies and play games, which alleviated some of the despair and pessimism.
A few days later, Li Mu woke up on time. His arm was a little numb after being pillowed all night. Just as he was about to take it back, Qing Ning also woke up.
Li Mu saw that her face was a little tired and kissed her on the face: "You were exhausted last night, please sleep more."
Qing Ning even pinched him: "It's not because of you!"
Li Mu smiled and said: "How can you blame me? Someone is addicted to food and is not strong enough. He surrenders at every turn and is defeated. Do you blame me?"
Qing Ning's face suddenly turned red, and she said shyly: "You are a gangster... you are not! Who told you to be like this..."
Li Mu smiled and said: "This is the road of human relations. It is your own strength that is not good enough. You cannot blame others for being too strong."
Qing Ning also felt a little guilty. She really couldn't handle it. After struggling for a long time, she whispered: "Huh, at worst, I will give you an advantage. Let Huihui come over and we will deal with you together."
Li Mu was surprised and said: "So generous!"
Qing Ning snorted at me: "I don't know what you are thinking yet. It will happen sooner or later. Just ask her to come over and help me early."
Li Mu kissed her on the face: "You are such a competent girlfriend."
After being tired for a while and letting Qing Ning continue to rest, Li Mu quickly got up, washed up, and came to the floor-to-ceiling window in the living room, where he suddenly found that the rain had stopped.
The super heavy rain that lasted for half a month finally stopped. Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, Li Mu could even hear the faint cheers of the city, celebrating that the rain was finally over.
However, the flooded people are not light either. The surface water depth has reached eight or nine meters. Except for some high-rise buildings, small high-rise buildings or villas with two, three or four floors, all have been wiped out.
I just don’t know how many days it will take to drain out so much water.