New York, public library.
This place is now as bustling as a prison where people are allowed to get some fresh air.
At least two thousand people were brought in by the rescue team to take refuge. These people were scattered throughout the library, either chatting in groups or taking turns playing chess and cards, having somehow found them.
Some people, out of sheer boredom, even chose to read books. Reading novels is one thing, but some actually pulled out an entire bookshelf full of tax laws and started reading them seriously...
Brian usually calls this kind of person a "madman".
"So, all we have to do now is wait?" Brian asked Jack.
Jack, who was reading a meteorological book, looked up and said, "It's fine, don't worry too much. The coal that just came in should be enough for us to weather the next storm."
After saying that, Jack noticed Brian staring at the book in his hand and chuckled, "Are you interested in meteorology?"
Brian nodded. "I wasn't interested before, but now I am."
Jack's smile widened, "So what would you like to know? We can discuss it. The 21st century in our timeline has only just begun, but I can assure you, it's a century of meteorology..."
Brian immediately asked his question, and Jack calmly explained it to him. The two then began a question-and-answer session.
Sam shook his head, watching his classmate step into the sinkhole. After a sigh, he looked at the coat he was holding and couldn't help but smile.
Laura was right beside him, wearing a well-fitting sweater, her cheeks slightly flushed as she spoke to him:
"After this disaster is over, I might consider studying meteorology."
Sam's smile froze instantly, and he forced a smile, saying, "It's... it's fine, it's fine..."
Laura glanced at him, not understanding why his tone was so reluctant, but she was already completely immersed in her imagined future, filled with anticipation: Xxs-2
"After I graduate from university, I want to join the Mutual Aid Society, like your father, to study in other dimensions, or join a rescue team to save more people."
Having just found love, Sam hadn't thought that far ahead and could only scratch his head, saying, "That..."
I'll go with you too.
Just as he finished speaking, a police officer from the library walked in from outside, carrying a paper Horn made from rolled-up books. As he walked, he said, "We've just received word that a storm is approaching. Everyone be on high alert."
The noisy library suddenly fell silent.
Whether it was psychological or not, everyone immediately felt the temperature in the library drop, and many people quietly put their coats back on.
Scotland.
Professor Rapson and his two assistants have been stuck in their car for several days.
Although there is no shortage of food and drink, being confined to a narrow space with nothing to do for a long time, while the outside is filled with endless snowflakes, inevitably makes one feel suffocated and depressed.
Compared to the trio of old, middle-aged, and young people, the rescue team members inside the vehicle could at least put on protective suits and go outside for a short while.
Pfft!
The hatch opened, and cold air from the isolation chamber mixed into the temperature-controlled vehicle, bringing a refreshing coolness. Then, a young man in protective clothing took off his helmet and exhaled a breath of stale air.
" Bob, what's the situation outside?" Professor Rapson immediately stepped forward.
Young Bob gestured to indicate the height, saying, "The snow outside has piled up to at least six meters high. I managed to climb to the third floor before I could receive a signal from the space station."
After saying that, he took off his entire protective suit and put down a communication device.
He just left the vehicle to use this system to receive signals from the space station.
Since the storms in Europe have intensified, the snow accumulation on the ground has also increased, initially only one or two meters, but now it has reached a height of at least six meters.
As a result, the connection between the vehicle and the space station was intermittent, forcing them to take the communication equipment to a higher altitude and download all the new information to a USB drive.
The USB drive was inserted into the car's computer, and everyone began to check today's information.
Without a doubt, the top spot is filled with news from North America.
[Rescue teams in eastern North America are working day and night to urgently evacuate one million disaster-stricken people.]
[ Wang Li, a member of the Western Rescue Team, used local materials to build a large shelter, creating a lifeline for 200,000 people.]
Great Lakes Region shelters open lifelines to urgently accommodate those affected.
[400,000 disaster victims]
[A New York storm is brewing, but the library offers a heartwarming experience]
Through these official news reports, the people in the car quickly learned about the situation on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.
Professor Rapson was taken aback.
Although these news items all seem like good news, a little reverse analysis reveals the hellish reality on the other side.
It's important to know that the total number of people rescued in these news reports is less than ten million.
But how many people were on the other side?
While some of those who weren't recorded lived in the south, there were certainly quite a few in the north as well.
Have those people gone missing?
In comparison, they were only trapped in their car for a few days, yet they had food, drink, and even a private bathroom—they were practically living in paradise.
Yesterday, they even had a "phone call" with their families. After recording what they wanted to say, Bob and his team took it outside and transmitted it to the space station, and then it was transferred to the shelter. Their families responded in the same way.
After reading these news reports, Professor Rapson paused for a moment, then blurted out instinctively, "Thank God, Becker isn't from our country."
domestic.
Zhang Tianyuan and Elder Zhong have received Wang Lei's latest report, which details the current situation in New York.
"Currently, we have approximately 1.25 million people under our protection in New York, who are primarily relying on temporary shelters with centralized heating... In addition, we have distributed coal and other supplies to at least four million people throughout the city."
"Five minutes ago, the storm directly hit New York. Currently, all coal piles in temporary shelters are burning normally..."
Closing the report, Zhang Tianyuan turned and asked:
"How many of them will be left after this disaster?"
The assistant next to him picked up a summary. "According to our recent statistics, the panic we deliberately created previously affected approximately 14 million people, in addition to those who recently migrated spontaneously or were organized to migrate, as well as those we rescued..."
"Following this disaster, they anticipate a population of 177 million."
"That means their death toll in this disaster may have reached one hundred million!"