China’S Ailing Rust Belt Struggles To Milk Shiver Off Reliance On Earth Support

I acknowledge it, I accept a weird fascination alongside the metropolis of Harbin.
Partly, it's because Harbin is the largest mutual frigidity metropolis inward the world.
Note—Moscow is to a greater extent than populous in addition to has been colder merely Harbin on average is the house to larn if you lot desire to freeze alongside 10 meg other folks inward January.

From 2017's:
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Sounds perfect for Harbin....

...Plus, the winters tin larn a combat nippy extreme alongside record lows/highs of -38°C in addition to +39°C (-36.4°F/102.2°F)
There are other places that are hotter in addition to colder merely inward the U.S. the solely major metropolis I tin intend of alongside every bit broad a arrive at is Minneapolis alongside tape lows/highs of −34°F/108°F (−36.6°C/42°C).

And this year's Super Bowl Sunday:

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For China the Yamal LNG may live a literal lifesaver should other sources of natty (and/or coal) non live available. It has been mutual frigidity upwardly north—Harbin, a metropolis of 10.6 meg chilly souls is currently reporting -25°C (-13°F) in addition to ability demand  is going through the roof.
By contrast, Minneapolis, where the Super Bowl volition live played afterward today, is a balmy -6°F (-21°C).

Yamal likewise shipped a twain cargoes to Massachusetts USA during the mutual frigidity spell fortunately timed alongside the opening of Yamal inward December. At the opening, Putin offered to sell LNG to Saudi Arabia who sent their Energy Minister to the ceremony to stand upwardly for the kingdom.
It's a pretty large deal....

And partly because at that spot is then much potential:
Meanwhile, inward Northern China

Researchers accept Once inward Harbin: The fence raging over China’s Northeast rust belt