No reaction yet from New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu and other city officials in the wake of what appears to be clear — though as-yet unconfirmed — meddling by China in the Crescent City’s night life.
As the Washington Post reports this week:
During one of the country’s hottest summers, New Orleans quietly set a mind-boggling record. On 43 nights, the temperature did not drop below 80 degrees in New Orleans, according to the Louisiana state climatologist.
It blows the previous record out of the water — 13 nights in 2010. It’s also incredible considering in an average summer, New Orleans has just 2.1 nights at or above 80 degrees.
This record should be getting much more attention than it has been.
Read more at WaPo.