From 187818f1397a32553a8d7bfccc400095b1582bb7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jonathan S Date: Sat, 2 May 2020 14:52:59 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Fix Celsius-Fahrenheit conversions --- index.html | 2 +- words/words.html | 2 +- words/words.md | 2 +- 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/index.html b/index.html index d420ccf..68b5639 100644 --- a/index.html +++ b/index.html @@ -485,7 +485,7 @@

Okay, this isn't an "intervention" we can control, but it will help! Some news outlets report that summer won't do anything to COVID-19. They're half right: summer won't get R < 1, but it will reduce R.

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For COVID-19, every extra 1° Celsius (2.2° Fahrenheit) makes R drop by 1.2%.35 The summer-winter difference in New York City is 15°C (60°F), so summer will make R drop by 18%.

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For COVID-19, every extra 1° Celsius (1.8° Fahrenheit) makes R drop by 1.2%.35 The summer-winter difference in New York City is 15°C (27°F), so summer will make R drop by 18%.

diff --git a/words/words.html b/words/words.html index 396aa37..807cdef 100644 --- a/words/words.html +++ b/words/words.html @@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ the second-most important idea in Epidemiology 101:

Okay, this isn't an "intervention" we can control, but it will help! Some news outlets report that summer won't do anything to COVID-19. They're half right: summer won't get R < 1, but it will reduce R.

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For COVID-19, every extra 1° Celsius (2.2° Fahrenheit) makes R drop by 1.2%.35 The summer-winter difference in New York City is 15°C (60°F), so summer will make R drop by 18%.

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For COVID-19, every extra 1° Celsius (1.8° Fahrenheit) makes R drop by 1.2%.35 The summer-winter difference in New York City is 15°C (27°F), so summer will make R drop by 18%.

diff --git a/words/words.md b/words/words.md index 691356b..8c86858 100644 --- a/words/words.md +++ b/words/words.md @@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ Masks *alone* won't get R < 1. But if handwashing & "Test, Trace, Isolate" only Okay, this isn't an "intervention" we can control, but it will help! Some news outlets report that summer won't do anything to COVID-19. They're half right: summer won't get R < 1, but it *will* reduce R. -For COVID-19, every extra 1° Celsius (2.2° Fahrenheit) makes R drop by 1.2%.[^heat] The summer-winter difference in New York City is 15°C (60°F), so summer will make R drop by 18%. +For COVID-19, every extra 1° Celsius (1.8° Fahrenheit) makes R drop by 1.2%.[^heat] The summer-winter difference in New York City is 15°C (27°F), so summer will make R drop by 18%. [^heat]: “One-degree Celsius increase in temperature [...] lower[s] R by 0.0225” and “The average R-value of these 100 cities is 1.83”. 0.0225 ÷ 1.83 = ~1.2%. [Wang, Jingyuan and Tang, Ke and Feng, Kai and Lv, Weifeng](https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Papers.cfm?abstract_id=3551767)