by Paul Douglas | Aug 17, 2021 | Weather
Welcome to the Dog Days of Summer We get a whiff of Dog Days this week as daytime highs flirt with 90 degrees through Friday. Dog Days have nothing to do with an urge to pant or beg for treats, and everything to do with Sirius, the dog star – brightest in the...
by Paul Douglas | Aug 11, 2021 | Weather
Scientists React To Latest IPCC Report Every IPCC climate report becomes a little more dire with time as scientists draw a straight line from a doubling of planet-warming greenhouse gases since 1850 to an increase in weather extremes. During a WCCO Radio interview...
by Paul Douglas | Aug 6, 2021 | Weather
Driest Meteorological Summer, To Date, Since 1982 I’m enjoying my time here in Bakersfield, California, between the heat, drought, smoke and occasional wildfires”. [checks notes]. Wait, I recall living in Minnesota, which has a vast constellation of lakes. Water...
by Paul Douglas | Aug 5, 2021 | Weather
Topsoil MoistureUSDA An “Opportunity” For Showers Into Sunday I keep a NOAA Weather Radio under my bed (cheapest form of life insurance around). I think it’s gone off once all summer. Yes, tornadoes are rare during a drought – a small, silver lining. There...
by Paul Douglas | Aug 4, 2021 | Weather
Paul Douglas Smoke Diminishes As Shower Chance Increases I’ve been blasting Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water” on my Kenwood KR-9050 stereo receiver, and my neighbors are not amused. Then again, I have the freedom to make poor decisions. What a strange and wondrous...
