NO snow on the GFS anymore but still going to be a couple cold weekends. Makes for terrible timing...harder to get out and do the social distancing work out thing when it is windy and cold.
I saw the report on how Wuhan had cleared out as well. I think many of the planes are still flying albeit it fairly empty but car pollution has really curtailed back. This would also have an effect on people who are allergic or affected by the smog. Saw another article that said weather forecasts could in theory be less reliable due to less readings coming from some planes that have cancelled flying.
Either that or people get a pin or badge when they have overcome the virus. Would be like the end of the Eye of the Beholder Twilight zone episode. Two separate groups of humans.
There is an article at SI.com right now saying NCAA AD's are facing the reality of no football and some are saying this could change NCAA forever. Somewhat ironic this happened right when paying players was gaining acceptance. It's a somber article.
I think it is a somewhat fair estimate to say China screwed up as did the US. In both cases it was money which caused the poor judgement. A lot of people have taken to the mantra now 'Don't listen to Trump just look at the results of his actions' and that is a pretty fair assessment as well. The US screwed up and reacted too late but it is super magnified by Trump sound bytes making the screw up sound even worse...I suspect Trump's government did better than what some think and the focus on Trumps verbal missteps magnifies the bad side of it.
Definitely do-able we we would never starve of course. These are wants vs. needs. Just hard to plan 2-3 weeks out unless you go to the store in between which defeats the purpose.
Just saw one of the more trusted models (isn't this the perfect place to talk about models) says total mortality is now estimated at 80,000ish but if I am reading the info correctly it assumes schools and businesses remain closed until August!