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Beijing, we have a problem.

Discussion in 'Other Sports' started by wnes, Aug 12, 2005.

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    On Friday (8/12/2005), Beijing was being assaulted simultaneously by triple forces of mother nature: thick fog, lightening/thunder, and heavy rain. According to experts, China's capital has not seen this kind of weather for more than a decade. Xinhua News reported a female Greek tourist was killed and her male companion was injured by lightning strike while they were touring a section of the Great Wall in suburban Beijing Friday afternoon. Three people died from a head-on collision between a truck and a bus, and dozens were seriously injured due to weather related traffic accidents elsewhere around the city. The humidity is over 90%.

    Hopefully this won't happen 3 years from now, when Beijing is hosting the Summer Olympics from the 8th August to 24th August in 2008.

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    just be happy it didnt get 37 inches of rain in under 24 hours like bombay did
     
    #2 mulletman, Aug 12, 2005
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    I agree what Beijing experienced on Friday is nothing compared to what monsoon hit Bombay over a week ago. But my point was can you imagine this kind of weather (in Beijing) happens during a Summer Olympic Game?
     
    #3 wnes, Aug 12, 2005
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    I see the United States' new high tech weather manipulator is working well...
     
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    I'd probably have called in sick...
     
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    They should have put the olympics in Kunming. Sweet weather.
     
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    except Kunming sucks.
     
    #7 Alibabayomama, Aug 14, 2005
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    how so?
     
    #8 wnes, Aug 14, 2005
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    I never being to kunming so I can't speak about it, but I think an olympic city have to be farily modern. You have to have a lot of modern amenities, transportation, hotels, etc. The city would have to be fairly developed with good/adequate stadiums and arenas. I'm just not sure if some where Kunming can get all the infrastructures in place that well.

    Personally, I'm Shanghainese so I feel that even Beijings a little backwards and Shanghai would've made a better host city, but that's just my regional bias speaking ;) :D
     
    #9 wizkid83, Aug 14, 2005
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    You sure that's not Houston in June?
     
    #10 Svpernaut, Aug 14, 2005
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    I liked it.
     
    #11 SamFisher, Aug 15, 2005
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