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Old 05-25-2015, 01:53 PM
 
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Over 500 people in India have died from sunstroke, heat stroke and dehydration.

Massive India heatwave 'kills 500' - BBC News

Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh recorded 48C while temperatures rose to above 44C (111F) in the capital, Delhi.

The heat wave is caused by lack of rain and is expected to continue for the next 4 days.

 
Old 05-25-2015, 01:57 PM
 
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Wait until there's a prolonged power outage in the Southern/Southwestern regions of this country in the summer time. It would be deadly.

Mick
 
Old 05-25-2015, 02:24 PM
 
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Wait until there's a prolonged power outage in the Southern/Southwestern regions of this country in the summer time. It would be deadly.

Mick
It could be like you said. It could also be deadly if the power got cut off in the winter OR summer in places like Chicago.

1995 Chicago heat wave - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 1995 Chicago heat wave was a heat wave which led to approximately 750 heat-related deaths in Chicago over a period of five days.
 
Old 05-25-2015, 03:42 PM
 
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Maybe someone should tell them air conditioning has been around for over 100 years.
 
Old 05-25-2015, 04:06 PM
 
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Maybe someone should tell them air conditioning has been around for over 100 years.
What I don't get is why they just didn't hire personal butlers to wave giant palm leaves in front of them.
 
Old 05-25-2015, 04:15 PM
 
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Survival of the fittest. The unfit die in nations where the laws of evolution have not been dismantled.

Good riddance. Less CO2 emitters.
 
Old 05-25-2015, 04:28 PM
 
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Survival of the fittest. The unfit die in nations where the laws of evolution have not been dismantled.

Good riddance. Less CO2 emitters.
The people who died were largely homeless or poor workers who don't emit much CO2.

And the laws of evolution have been completely dismantled... are you kidding?
Do you think that people are becoming 'fitter' by living in modern society?
 
Old 05-25-2015, 04:32 PM
 
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Survival of the fittest. The unfit die in nations where the laws of evolution have not been dismantled.

Good riddance. Less CO2 emitters.

lots of compassion for your fellow man I see.
 
Old 05-25-2015, 04:33 PM
 
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Maybe someone should tell them air conditioning has been around for over 100 years.
You should checkout the electrical infrastructure in India it's pretty bad. As well as look on say YouTube what a lineman looks like out there. Here's a hint they don't even wear insulated boots just shorts and sandals
 
Old 05-25-2015, 04:48 PM
 
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lots of compassion for your fellow man I see.
We need a lot of people to die in order to combat global warming.
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