Those who live under the snow all season, I have nothing to tell. Surely they are laughing at us Nang. Those who live in areas mostly warm spring or I can impress them with the temperatures at which we arrived in recent days ... mmm ... I do not remember exactly but on Thursday I got to work to -13 degrees and careful not to slip with a snow and ice very thin and asshole began to leave on the pavement. I got to see the way to work, more than ten motor vehicle accidents. And during the day continued to rise.
earlier Wednesday it was very cold. It occurred to me that I wash the car and could not finish it because the water would freeze on the glass and the bodywork.
The Chihuahua in the winter we usually being three times a day checking the Weather Channel, because there may dawn on April 30 and dropped a perfectly sunny nevadón the first of May. Like last year.
Thanks to that and the hobby of people complaining about social networks on climate, we realized what was coming, but we do not prepare. I was the only decision I made was not sending children to school. Other than that I did not think it would be necessary to take further steps.
I read in the newspaper that some groups demanding the resignation of the head of Civil Protection. I honestly do not know if the accusations are true because they did not watch TV and rarely listen to local radio, so all the information I received was from online newspapers and they made the recommendation to isolate pipes of water and be careful with heaters. Other than that no more was said.
What happened in those days was, in addition to the low temperatures that are not used, the CFE suffered severe damage that caused water wells operated power failures result in lack of supply for half the city. Added to that, even with thermal insulation in many homes pipe burst. The governor issued the warrant that attention be given free of charge to the city for composure but due to broken pipes more than 15,000 reported in the early hours, plumbers could not keep. People came to buy supplies for repairs and found themselves with long lines at the hardware store where temperatures remained below freezing, trying to buy hoses and implements. In many businesses were completed very soon. The gas companies were another business to be had with lines of people waiting for service.
In my work, as well as many others in the city, we had no electricity. The route took in out in the morning as there was loads to do manual and returned late he had to drive carefully. The show must go on. In the offices locked ourselves waiting for the order "may go home" because there was much to do there without electricity. In other businesses fared worse.
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It's Sunday. It started on Wednesday evening and many homes are still without water. Some people took it with humor. Who we lacked water or heat, we gave well served if we did not have electricity. Twitter and Facebook were filled with comments about "the stink that came out to work without bathing" and the like. Van
when 24 people died from the cold, 19 are from Chihuahua. Also as I read these days there was an increase of 500% as of ailments and diseases related to climate. And killed 64 animals at the zoo by power failure to operate the heaters.
do not know what we could have done to avoid much of this damage.
I do not know how much influence does climate change on these phenomena. It is not over, however, continue to care water, energy, resources ...
Now that there is water shortage to the shops, people are understanding.
For now we have more than calling the neighbors here do have and that the doors are open to anyone who needs a bath. And prepare for the new cold front.
And keep watching the Caribbean World Series (I'm doubly Yaqui, birth and now-shirt).
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