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"Startlingly, it seems that the urbanisa-tion of the Istanbul region has reached such a scale that the radical thermal changes involved have created entirely new meteorological processes. ‘What weird old gods of weather have Istanbul’s architects accidentally awoken?’ architecture critic Geoff Manaugh wonders."
I couldn't understand the question in the last sentence exactly, can you rephrase it more clearly? Thanks in advance.
The source: Vertical by Stephen Graham
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"weird old gods of weather" is one noun phrase. Literally the question is asking about the identity of these weird wakened weather gods. However, the question is not meant literally in the sense that an answer is required.
- "weird old gods of weather" is one noun phrase.
- Literally the question is asking about the identity of these weird wakened weather gods.
- However, the question is not meant literally in the sense that an answer is required.
- In effect it is just a more colourful rhetorical way of (fancifully) suggesting that Istanbul’s architects have awoken some weird old gods of weather.
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"weird old gods of weather" is one noun phrase. Literally the question is asking about the identity of these weird wakened weather gods. However, the question is not meant literally in the sense that an answer is required. In effect it is just a more colourful rhetorical way of (fancifully) suggesting that Istanbul’s architects have awoken some weird old gods of weather.
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