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> CORRECTION: The smog caused by the volcano caused temperatures across Eurasia to cool by 2.7 to 4.5 degrees Fahrenheit, not 36 degrees Fahrenheit as a previou
by murderfs 6y ago
> CORRECTION: The smog caused by the volcano caused temperatures across Eurasia to cool by 2.7 to 4.5 degrees Fahrenheit, not 36 degrees Fahrenheit as a previous version of this story stated. The error was the result of a conversion mistake.
I find it hilarious that a weather site made this mistake.
- jcranmer 6y agoSomeone hand-converted 2°C to 3.6°F and missed the decimal point, yielding 36°F. Also, almost certainly classic precision blunder--the original source material is probably using 1 significant figure but it's being reported as 2 because the calculator reported it as having 2 digits.