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BoronCarbide

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Lethe said:
The failure of the French and Germans to agree on a workable path forward together certainly calls for some level of mockery and schadenfreude, but this doesn't mark the death of future European manned combat aircraft development. On the contrary, the basic obstacle was that each major party was unwilling to cede enough workshare and control to the other to satisfy them. The French and Germans each wanted more, not less. The most likely eventual outcome is that we will see additional future European combat aircraft programs rather than fewer. Those projects may arrive later, be delivered in fewer numbers with higher long-term sustainment costs, and perhaps even be broadly inferior to a joint solution, but they'll exist.
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The French wanted Germany to bankroll the project and were surprised that Berlin wanted IP and workload in exchange.
 
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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2064071667446681716

Randomuser said:
I posted a few weeks back on news showing India being over 40 degrees and asked if anyone on the ground in that area can confirm if its really that hot.

So I'll ask again, how bad is it on the ground right now?
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My relatives in Pakistan are complaining of an ongoing heatwave with temperatures hovering above 40C.

Yday
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The day before,
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I've experienced 40-45C numerous times there, so it's not really something new. But it is a killer. People die of heat strokes every time it happens.
 
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magmunta

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_killuminati_ said:
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2064071667446681716


My relatives in Pakistan are complaining of an ongoing heatwave with temperatures hovering above 40C.

Yday
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The day before,
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I've experienced 40-45C numerous times there, so it's not really something new. But it is a killer. People die of heat strokes every time it happens.
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unfortunately, it will get worse before it will get better. I have heard that India is losing around 200B dollars of GDP annually because in the spring and summer one can't effectively work outdoor; also, healthcare costs increase and households need airconditioners they would otherwise not use. Just like inflation, the poor bears the greatest cost of it. For example, the poor in india and pakistan can't afford to purchase air conditioners and have to sleep in extreme temperatures. I genuinely feel sorry for them.
 
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magmunta said:
unfortunately, it will get worse before it will get better. I have heard that India is losing around 200B dollars of GDP annually because in the spring and summer one can't effectively work outdoor; also, healthcare costs increase and households need airconditioners they would otherwise not use. Just like inflation, the poor bears the greatest cost of it. For example, the poor in india and pakistan can't afford to purchase air conditioners and have to sleep in extreme temperatures. I genuinely feel sorry for them.
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Tbh it's not hard to get used to, nor the sleeping which is indoors/in the shade. The real danger is working outdoors in this heat. iirc the heatwave occurs annually in May-June. Agrarian sector specifically is most vulnerable which employs a large percentage of the population.
 
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