Come on, you have to be kidding. See these tracks?
These are just the typhoons that hit Shanghai *this year*.
Nope - not kidding! Just don't see the point in alarmist view here....
Yes - and did any of these have any major industrial impact? There are severe
storms, and s**t happens, but nothing to worry about at this stage related to Tesla constructing a GF there
IMHO!.
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Not an earthquake/tsunami hazard zone?
China's earthquake risk is one for the record books, modelers
It's a lower risk than Beijing, but it's still on the Ring of Fire. The main faults run offshore between Taiwan and Japan... aka, underwater.
I think this is a better source for
Shanghai. To quote a few items:
"....This area of eastern China is part of the South China block, a stable continental region that is tectonically rigid, thermally cold and with no major tectonic activity since the early Mesozoic..."
"...This immediately suggests that the Shanghai area does not experience high hazard magnitude earthquakes...."
"...In general, the seismic hazard of Shanghai is low to medium with a PGA value of 25 cm s2 for a 90% probability of non-exceedance in 50 years. PGA is a short period ground motion parameter affecting short period structures or low-level buildings..."
So, IMHO, Shanghai is not an earthquake risk zone.
How does it compare to the Fremont location vis-a-vis location on / near actual fault line?
Regarding Tsunamis: I think
these are a
few good articles to read. Again IMHO not an issue.
Overall: Have you been to Shanghai? Flooding does happen there and it does disrupt life. However it is dealt with. Regarding reclaimed land: I have first hand experience of living on reclaimed land (Hong Kong) and don't see this as an unmanageable risk.
If you read the article behind that sensationalist headline (which is based on a re-insurance companies risk assessment report), then the only risk worth mentioning is flooding in Shanghai center itself. Flooding in an area of 24 million people, and an area of 2448 square miles is a risk you have to manage, agreed.
But: Lingang City is miles away from "downtown" Shanghai. Newly built. And for sure engineered to mitigate flooding risks.
It's not unreasonable to be bringing these factors up in an investment discussion. I'm sure Tesla is well aware of them, but we need to be aware of them as well.
Sorry - I'll agree to disagree here. I personally see no point whatsoever discussing this here, or anywhere else (other than in the architectural engineering/planning office of Tesla China...)
