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Japanese communities giving their skylines a spring clean and saying goodbye to power lines
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Elliot Hale
Nov 1, 2024 - Tweet
Soaring temperatures put pressure on China’s power lines, cause TVs to explode
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Cara Clegg
Jul 8, 2015
Soaring summer temperatures can bring more dangers than sunburn and heatstroke. In Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province, TVs, computers and fans simultaneously caught on fire in 50 apartments when the voltage of the electrical supply suddenly surged above the standard level.
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