History Rhymes | Europe’s high temperatures are flooding trending searches, while Guangxi’s floods are rarely reported. Why does the media prefer the distant?

Can only see others’ heat, but not one’s own deep waters?

Recently, watching the news, I often see videos of Europe’s extreme heat, people dying from the heat, and many people rushing to buy air conditioners made in China.

I saw a media report that 1,222 people died in Belgium in 11 days, which is truly tragic. Half of the deceased were elderly people aged 85 and above. I am very curious, what is the average life expectancy in Belgium?

Europe is at a high latitude, with many places even higher than northeastern China. Normal summers are not hot, so many cities do not have air conditioning installed.

Without experiencing the tempering of furnace-like cities, their heat tolerance is too poor. They can’t stand it with just over thirty degrees Celsius.

I checked the weather software for Brussels, Belgium for the coming days. The highest temperature today is 24 degrees Celsius. I am really worried they will suffer from heatstroke.

There was also a keyword ‘France urgently orders 30,000 air conditioners’ that was reported by 300 media outlets. It was the number one trending topic.

I also saw videos of foreigners rushing to buy air conditioners on short video platforms, and the comment sections were simply triumphant.

I checked the weather in Paris. The highest temperature is 33 degrees Celsius, and a yellow high-temperature warning has been issued.

There are also many media reports about high temperatures in the United States.

It feels like people in Europe and America are living in extreme heat. It’s too dangerous.

I feel like they can’t even handle 30-degree Celsius weather, they are so weak. What does that make the summers I spent in Chongqing with over 40-degree Celsius weather?

However, while browsing videos, I occasionally saw videos of heavy rain in many parts of China.

For example, a video posted by a netizen in Tongliao shows floods washing away a herd of cattle.

There are also many videos of floods posted by others. Some are from unidentifiable locations, so I won’t cite them. But I have also felt the heavy rain recently in Guangdong, especially with the recent typhoon.

Typhoon Maysak had a significant impact on Guangxi. According to media reports, Typhoon Maysak has caused severe waterlogging in Fangchenggang. Main roads are severely flooded, and low-lying areas are severely waterlogged.

Some media reported on this matter, but not many. It did not make the trending list.

CCTV News hosted this news item, but it seems no other media outlets followed up.

I switched to another keyword, ‘Typhoon Maysak affects multiple areas in Guangxi.’ This keyword has ten media outlets reporting on it. It also did not make the trending list.

I thought it wasn’t serious because it wasn’t trending, but when I manually searched for videos related to Guangxi, I discovered that it seems quite serious.

With such heavy rain, why are these media outlets so enthusiastic about reporting on the hot weather in Europe and America?

Can only see others’ heat, but not one’s own deep waters?

France buying air conditioners was reported by 300 media outlets on Weibo alone, and countless more on other platforms. I see it every day, it’s annoying.

But for the heavy rain in Guangxi and Typhoon Maysak affecting multiple areas in Guangxi, on Weibo, only ten media outlets reported it.

Why is this? Why do these media outlets focus their attention thousands of miles away, while showing no interest in reporting on events close at hand?

They are both reporting on the weather. Do I care how hot it is in Europe with temperatures over 30 degrees Celsius? Frankly, what does it have to do with us? Shouldn’t we be paying more attention to the extreme weather around us?

Moreover, an even larger typhoon has already formed and is expected to bring heavy rain to the southeastern coast.

With global warming and frequent extreme weather events, if it gets hotter elsewhere, we might get more heavy rain. When the hottest period of summer arrives, I’m really worried that this boomerang will fly back.

So, these media outlets should shift their attention back to the land we deeply love.

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