Today flooding is affecting Chinese cities such as Beijing and neighboring Tianjin. A tweet by Bill Bishop reminded me of some points raised in yesterday's post about flooding in Taiyuan.
Sam Crane remarked on a sliver of positive news:
Rain doesn't always mean much better air, but I similarly noticed the air during yesterday's flooding in Taiyuan was unusually good. That didn't last very long though.
Matthew Stinson remarked on some misleading posts regarding the flooding in Tianjin.
I doubt Stinson was referring to 77-year-old newsreels. But I will share below a brief account of the 1939 Tianjin flood which left thousands dead. The video includes some striking scenes from another time. It also includes a striking concluding statement: "So once more the swelling flood adds another burden to the tragedy of modern China".
Guess beijing didn't upgrade its sewer system after the 2012 floods. https://t.co/9l5yQK2MKc— Bill Bishop (@niubi) July 20, 2016
Sam Crane remarked on a sliver of positive news:
Crazy rainy here but it's a good air day. #TakeWhatYouGet https://t.co/Tuk049G0g2— Sam Crane (@UselessTree) July 20, 2016
Rain doesn't always mean much better air, but I similarly noticed the air during yesterday's flooding in Taiyuan was unusually good. That didn't last very long though.
Matthew Stinson remarked on some misleading posts regarding the flooding in Tianjin.
As so often happens many people recycling old WeChat videos and pics to make the flooding seem worse than it is. It IS bad, though.— Matthew Stinson (@stinson) July 20, 2016
I doubt Stinson was referring to 77-year-old newsreels. But I will share below a brief account of the 1939 Tianjin flood which left thousands dead. The video includes some striking scenes from another time. It also includes a striking concluding statement: "So once more the swelling flood adds another burden to the tragedy of modern China".
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