The calendar turns to the last page of 2023. This year, heat waves hit one after another, and many parts of the world experienced record high temperatures, and the record of "the hottest day in the world" continued to be broken. In the context of global warming, extreme weather events such as high temperatures and heavy snowfall have become more frequent and intense.
This year, phenomenal crazes such as "panda fever" and "Zibo barbecue" have appeared frequently. "Hehua" has become the new "top stream", and the road to return to China of "Yaya" is touching, and the current situation of giant pandas living abroad has attracted much attentionIn the smoke of barbecue, Zibo, an old industrial city, ushered in "pouring wealth and wealth", and the heat faded after winter, and the shopkeeper faced it calmly.
This year, short** has made more and more ordinary people become the protagonists of the Internet, expressing their love for life. On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of mankind's ascent of Mount Everest, the challengers have come forward one after anotherTianjin's "Diving Uncle" jumped out of the big splash that was popular all over the country, and the Lion Forest Bridge at the end of the year was still lively;Qingdao's "Uncle Chocolate" saved people and received praise from the whole network, and the winter swimming activities will continue in the New Year.
Nandu and N** continue to launch the annual news return visit plan "Word Description 2023", which reviews annual events and topics in the form of word selection, visits news parties and related institutions, and looks back at the history of the march. The seventh word is "hot".
At the end of August this year, Tianjin Lion Forest Bridge "Diving Uncle" became popular. Photo courtesy of the interviewee.
Heat waves
The summer of 2023 is more enthusiastic than in previous years.
On July 10, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released a report saying that the world had just experienced its hottest week on record. After the hottest week on record in June, sea surface temperatures reached unprecedented levels and Antarctic sea ice extent hit record lows.
Under the heat wave, record high temperatures occurred in many parts of the world, and the record of "the hottest day in the world" continued to be broken.
On July 7, local time, the maximum temperature in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, exceeded 45. On the 8th, the maximum temperature in Baghdad was close to 50. Under the scorching heat, the lives of local residents were seriously affected.
Construction workers work at a construction site in Baghdad, Iraq, July 8. On that day, the weather in Baghdad was hot, with highs close to 50. Xinhua News Agency.
Due to the perennial shortage of electricity** in Iraq, the local power grid was forced to adopt power rationing measures when the electricity consumption increased significantly in the summer. As a result, local residents have extremely limited ways to escape the heat, and the cost is relatively high. Some residents go to facilities such as water parks to escape the heat, while a large number of residents choose to cool down by flushing water with water pipes.
In July, the maximum temperature in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, soared above 40. The country's education ministry has asked primary schools across the country to be closed for a period of time. Due to the surge in demand for electricity and the shortage of fuel at power plants, there are frequent widespread power outages across the country, with some areas lasting up to five hours a day.
The maximum temperature in many Southeast Asian countries such as Myanmar and Thailand generally exceeded 40, and the temperature in the western province of Mark in Thailand once reached a record 446℃；Laos and Vietnam recorded 43 each5 and 44 or more. According to Reuters, extreme heat is putting an "unprecedented" burden on India's agriculture, economy and public health.
On November 30, the World Meteorological Organization declared 2023 the hottest year on record on human history. The following December, Beijing set a record for the longest consecutive low temperature in December since 1951Henan experienced the coldest mid-December since 1961;Yantai and Weihai in Shandong Province were hit by extreme snowstorms, with both snowfall and snow depth exceeding historical extremes.
On December 21, citizens braved the snow on the streets of Yantai, Shandong Province. Xinhua News Agency.
Xu Xiaofeng, former deputy director of the China Meteorological Administration and president of the China Meteorological Service Association, told reporters in Nandu that this year's continuous high temperature weather should first be analyzed from the background of global warming. "Against this backdrop, extreme weather and climate events are prone to occur. "Another factor is the impact of the El Niño phenomenon, which is widely concerned.
Winter in the Northern Hemisphere and summer in the Southern Hemisphere. Since December, Australia has also been hit by a heat wave, and high temperature warnings have been issued in many places. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology previously said that due to the impact of El Niño, Australia is expected to be hotter than usual this spring and summer, and the risk of extreme weather such as bushfires, hurricanes, and droughts is greater.
Zhou Bing, chief expert on climate services at the China Meteorological Administration, said the world is facing a hotter, drier and more waterlogged future, and extreme heat has become a "new normal".
Boom
In 2023, it is not only the weather that will soar in popularity, but also the "panda fever".
From "Hehua" to the top of the hot search for many times, to the "Yaya" road back to China that touches people's hearts, to the current situation of giant pandas living overseas has attracted much attention, a multi-party participation in the breeding and protection of "national treasures" is underway.
In March this year, the giant panda "Hehua" frequently dominated the hot search list with her cute and cute image and the famous scene of being continuously "won bamboo shoots" by her companions, and became the "top female star in the panda world".
On December 22, the winter solstice, tourists from the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base lined up. Jelly (pseudonym), who came from Beijing, told a reporter from Nandu that she is a fan of "Hehua", even in the cold winter, there are many people queuing up to see "Hehua", "'Huahua' looks very good, and I have a lot of fun with my younger brother 'Heye'."
On December 22, at the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base, "Hehua" and "Heye" were playing. Photo courtesy of the interviewee.
The staff of Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base told the reporter in the return visit that the giant panda is an animal that likes cold and is afraid of heat, and if the temperature exceeds 26 in summer, the staff will put the giant panda in the enclosure of the air-conditioned room for exhibition, and there is no need to keep warm in winter.
On the same day, the Beijing Zoo, more than 1,800 kilometers away from Chengdu, released a picture of the giant panda "Yaya" eating in the snow. Compared with when she first returned to Beijing in May, "Yaya" has a much rounder body and is more lively and active.
In December last year, the Memphis Zoo in the United States announced that it would return "Yaya" to China, ending 20 years of cooperative research on schedule. Since then, the news of "Yaya's" return to China has continued to occupy hot searches, affecting the hearts of countless people.
In the early morning of May 29 this year, "Yaya" returned safely to her birthplace after a 20-year absence, Beijing Zoo. The staff of Beijing Zoo told the reporter that because "Yaya" has entered the old age and needs to recuperate and adapt to the new environment, it will not be exhibited to the public.
On December 24, at the Adelaide Zoo in Australia, one of the "only two" giant pandas in the southern hemisphere, "Wangwang", was enjoying the "Christmas gifts" prepared for it by the keepers - bamboo and carrots. Mr. Zhang, an overseas Chinese who recorded this scene, told a reporter from Nandu that it felt very kind to see giant pandas overseas, "'Wangwang' is very active, 'Funi' is lazy and sleeping, and they seem to be living very comfortably."
On December 24, at the Adelaide Zoo in Australia, "Netnet" was enjoying the "Christmas gift" prepared by the keepers. Photo courtesy of the interviewee.
Arriving at Adelaide Zoo on 29 November 2009, Finnie and Funi have lived here for 14 years and are the first pair of giant pandas to settle in the Southern Hemisphere. "I heard that they will be returning to China next year, and they have been abroad for most of their lives, so it's time to go home and retire. Mr. Zhang said.
Also setting off a boom this spring is the "Zibo barbecue". "Small cake oven with dipping sauce, soul barbecue 'three-piece set'", so that this old industrial city ushered in "pouring wealth".
Tourists eat barbecue in a barbecue city in Zibo City. Xinhua News Agency.
The end of the year has arrived, and the temperature in Zibo in December has dropped below zero, and the barbecue is no longer hot. Huangfu Chuanhao told the reporter in the return visit that the passenger flow is very small now, but in the past, every winter was the off-season for barbecue, and the passenger flow would decline, so he did not have a particularly big psychological gap.
Business has been good from mid-March to late October this year. Recalling the most popular time, he told the reporter that he and the clerk were too tired at that time, "No matter how late the tourists come, as long as we are there, we will receive them." ”
There are also many people who opened stores because of the high popularity, and then quit soon after. "They're not insiders and may expect too much from the industry. Huangfu Chuanhao said frankly that in fact, the profit of Zibo barbecue is not high, and it was to make hard money before it exploded.
Whether the popularity of "Zibo barbecue" can continue, Huangfu Chuanhao does not know, but he said that "everyone is still welcome to come to Zibo to play next year".
Love
When short** becomes an important tool for people to record their daily lives, more and more ordinary people can also have the "halo of the protagonist". There are no well-designed sets and shapes, just bits and pieces of real life, and these "little luck" just express people's love for life.
This year marks the 70th anniversary of mankind's ascent of Mount Everest. After the weather warmed up, Mount Everest ushered in the peak season for summiting. On May 1, a ** of "blocking people" on the Khumbu Glacier on Mount Everest at two o'clock in the morning sparked heated discussions, and the topic of "Mount Everest is still blocked at two o'clock in the morning" then rushed to the first place in the hot search.
Eighteen days later, Chen Xuebin, a mountaineer from Guizhou, was killed while advancing to the summit on the southern slope of Mount Everest. His loss not only made his family sad and his companions regretted, but also aroused people's attention and thinking about mountaineering safety and extreme challenges.
The interviewee took a photo as he climbed Mount Everest.
Pan Zhengsheng, who hit the summit of Mount Everest in the same group as Chen Xuebin, chose to give up due to physical discomfort at an altitude of 8,200 meters, which was his second failed attempt at Mount Everest. After retreating safely, Pan Zhengsheng learned the news of the death of his teammate Chen Xuebin, he didn't expect that Chen Xuebin, who was in good physical condition, would have an accident, "At that time, my whole brain was blank."
The New Year is approaching, Pan Zhengsheng said in a return interview with a reporter from Nandu that there is no climbing plan next year, "I should not continue the mountaineering."
Xinjiang Kaito Alpine Outdoor Sports *** is a domestic intermediary to do the southern slope of Mount Everest, the founder Luo Biao told the reporter that next year's southern slope climbing plan has begun to register in September this year, planning to recruit about 12 people, the cost of more than 60,000 US dollars, "there are seven or eight people registered."
Luo Kai said that the cost ** is for safety reasons, the previous ratio of Everest climbers to guides was 1:1, and next year, in addition to 1 guide for every 1 climber, 2 guides will be added for every 6 climbers to prevent emergencies.
The clock hand turned to the end of August, and Tianjin's "diving uncle" jumped out of the big splash that was popular all over the network at the Lion Forest Bridge. Many netizens sighed about this, "Question the uncle, understand the uncle, and become the uncle".
Diving enthusiasts, self-leading bloggers, and tourists from all over the country have come to check in, and the Lion Forest Bridge has also been jokingly called a new "8A-level" scenic spot by netizens. The carnival, which began as a spontaneous activity among the people, brought traffic and business opportunities to Tianjin, as well as pressure to maintain order and ensure safety.
On September 6, the local government issued a notice on the maintenance of the auxiliary landscape facilities of the Lion Forest Bridge, saying that the external landscape facilities on both sides of the Lion Forest Bridge were loose and there were potential safety hazards. On the same day, the "diving masters" also announced their withdrawal from diving at the Lion Forest Bridge and advocated that everyone go to professional indoor venues to dive. The carnival, which lasted only two weeks, stepped on the "sudden brake".
Autumn goes to winter, Tianjin "diving masters" return to people's field of vision, and the cold wind on the Lion Forest Bridge cannot stop the enthusiasm of the masters.
In December, at the Lion Forest Bridge in Tianjin, an aunt was preparing to dive on the shore. Photo courtesy of the interviewee.
In December, Mr. Shao, who revisited the old place after 4 months, told a reporter from Nandu that now the platform on the bridge has been repaired, and the grandfathers are diving on the shore, although the crowd of onlookers is not as exaggerated as when he came in August, but there are still a lot. "Uncle and Aunt Tianjin are very enthusiastic, and they are happy to meet the expectations of the audience to perform diving. ”
Unexpectedly became popular on the Internet, as well as Qingdao's "chocolate uncle". This summer, this group of middle-aged and elderly people who have been haunting the beach in Qingdao for a long time were photographed and posted on social platforms for their heartwarming actions of saving people at sea, thus gaining praise from the whole network.
Swimming quacks fast, saving people quacks violently", "With the uncle here, the sense of security is directly full" ......A number of Qingdao citizens and foreign tourists told reporters from Nandu that they had been rescued by the uncle when they were in distress at the beach. "Uncle Chocolate" told the reporter that swimming is a persistent love, and saving people is a convenient thing.
I'm a winter swimmer, I'm healthy, I'm happy. The 63-year-old "chocolate uncle" Ren Chunhai told a reporter from Nandu during a return visit that even if the weather was cold, he still insisted on swimming every day, and the oldest of his companions who swimmed together was 96 years old. On January 1, they will hold a winter swimming event at Qingdao No. 1 Beach, which is expected to be attended by more than 200 people.
In the cold winter, the liveliness of Tianjin Lion Forest Bridge is reappeared, the familiar chocolate-colored figure on the beach in Qingdao is still there, the owner of Zibo barbecue restaurant is looking forward to the coming year after being busy, and the extreme challenger is still yearning for the scenery at 8848 meters.
Love makes ordinary days shine and illuminates thousands of ordinary people.
Annual news return visit planning "Word Description 2023".
Chief planner: Rong Mingchang, Liu Jiangtao.
Executive planner: Wang Jia.
Co-ordinator: Nandu reporter Xiang Xueni.
Writer: Nandu reporter Zhang Qianhan.
Written in this issue: Nandu reporter Zhang Qianhan intern Luo Jiayi.