Under normal circumstances, Americans were usually the ones who occupied the high ground of public opinion.
However, the president had never expected the Hua Nation to beat them to it this time.
[Martian Century-Scale Abnormal Climate Event: Global Dust Storm Covers Mars, "New Virginia" May Face Unprecedented Danger!]
In the article, the Renren Daily cited researchers from the Qianzhou Radio Astronomy Observatory, stating that the dust storm could last for several months.
The direct result would be that surface illumination on Mars could drop by 70 percent, or even more than 80 percent, below normal levels. This would lead to a decline in power generation and surface temperatures.
The Martian colony needed more energy to sustain itself.
Yet the problem was that it would be difficult for them to obtain enough energy through solar power to keep the entire Life-Support Unit running!
If this issue was not properly resolved, they might only be able to hold out for two months before exhausting the oxygen within the Life-Support Unit...
The moment the news broke, it caused an uproar across North America.
New Virginia was being buried by a dust storm?
WTF?
What enraged the North American public was not the natural disaster on Mars, but the fact that they had not heard a single word about it until now!
Just seven days ago, they had still been sitting in front of their televisions, drinking beer and eating chips while watching Columbia Television's Mars Diary, admiring the enviable and extraordinary lives those brave colonists were living on Mars.
But now...
Who the hell was still envious?!
Quite a few people who had once signed up as volunteers for the Ares Program broke out in cold sweats upon seeing the news, grateful that they had not been selected.
Once they recovered from their