Heat certainly doenst make a difference so far. Check out this evidence from iran and australia
"Given that countries currently in 'summer' climates, such as Australia and Iran, are experiencing rapid virus spread, a decrease in cases with increases in humidity and temperature elsewhere should not be assumed."
I ain't gonna blame you cause those guys should know their geography better.
The populated parts of Iran are in the mountains. Their outbreak peaked in March, when Tehran was having lows of 30s-50s and highs of 60s-70s. That ain't "summer weather."
Australia ain't "currently" in summer, their summer ended in February and their winter starts just two weeks away. It was already fall when coronavirus hit them. And it did NOT hit them hard, they've only had 98 deaths in the entire country. That's certainly not big proof that it spreads just as easy in the warmth.
Breh, all the studies posted in that link support my point.
"An early Chinese
study suggesting that, for every 1°C rise in temperature, daily coronavirus cases decreased by 36% to 57% when relative humidity was 67% to 85.5% and that, for every 1% increase in relative humidity, daily cases decreased by 11% to 22% when the average temperature was about 5°C to 8.2°C (41°F to 47°F). "But these findings were not consistent across mainland China," they said.
Another Chinese
study found that rising temperatures and humidity can slow coronavirus reproduction but identified an R0 of nearly 2, suggesting that it is still highly contagious under these conditions. (The R0 [R-naught] is a reflection of how many people each infected person will infect.)
Also in China,
research demonstrated sustained coronavirus transmission despite changing weather conditions in different parts of the country that ranged from cold and dry to warm and humid.
A
study of 121 countries and areas showed that case growth rates were highest in temperate regions and that rates of growth peaked in areas with a mean temperature of 41°F and decreased in warmer
and colder climates. Another
study of 310 regions in 116 countries also found an inverse relationship between humidity and temperature and coronavirus incidence.
A Hong Kong
study found that, in a suspension of COVID-19 in virus transport medium at 39.2°F, there was only a 0.6-log unit reduction after 14 days. At 71.6°F, there was a 3-log unit reduction after 7 days, and the virus was undetectable after 14 days. At 98.6°F, there was a 3-log unit reduction after 1 day and no virus detection thereafter."
I didn't say it "can't" spread in the warmth, I said it doesn't spread as effectively. And all those studies agree.
I live in a hot ass desert where temps are at 103 and the shyt still spreading
I didn't say it "can't" spread, I said it spreads slower and less effectively. How many deaths has your hot ass desert area had? Which state?