We are experiencing a day of light rain, and it seems to me this should take a lot of particulates out of the air, as the small droplets form on particulates.
Thoughts?
Not sure of the efficacy of rain against viruses. Rain does have a positive effect for allergies as it can wash away pollens.
Based on my understanding, sunlight and heat have a larger effect on viruses. Most viruses don't like sunlight, which is why flu season is generally in the winter.
No guarantees that Covid-19 will be impacted. But based on some of the preliminary research, it does appear that the impact for Covid-19 in the southern hemisphere does appear to be less than the northern at this time.
In my home state of Florida, we have about 350 cases and 8 deaths thus far. This number could increase. But considering the size of the state and how many tourists we have gotten before they banned travel, that would lead me to believe our climate is having an effect. Time will tell of course.
For anyone that is interested, the CDC has a nice webpage that shows the current status in the USA:
https://www.cdc.gov/...9-ncov/cases-updates/cases-in-us.html
One potential silver lining is according to the graph of cases since Covid-19 began impacting the USA, we may have already peaked. Then again, it could simply be that we weren't testing enough up until this point. Once again, time will tell.
But for all of us, follow the simple rules: wash your hands, avoid large crowds, try to get some sun and ride it out.