Entries Tagged ‘Shanghai’

Not quite leaning tower of Shanghai

Late last week a thirteen floor apartment building toppled over in Shanghai. Surprisingly only one person was killed in the incident because the apartment was still in construction. It is widely speculated that the foundation of the complex was not lawfully constructed, reduced materials may have been used to save some construction cost. Others speculated [...]

Thunder and Lightning over Beijing

Earlier this morning massive lightning was seen over the skies of Beijing. It was estimated that there was 500 separate instances of lightning strikes. Massive rain and wind was recorded later in the afternoon. Based on description of the reports, the light show could have looked something like the image below!
Pity no exciting [...]