THE STORY BEHIND THE SATIRE · Shanghai · Jan 20
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Twenty degrees to snow in one week
What happened
Shanghai saw rare significant snowfall days after unseasonable warmth pushed temperatures near 20°C and prompted early blooms.
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The whiplash disrupted roads across multiple provinces and offered a vivid example of increasingly erratic weather.
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