by Paul Douglas | Jul 10, 2020 | Weather
Billion Dollar Weather Disasters Increasing According to NOAA, America has already experienced 10 billion dollar weather disasters. 2020 is the 6th consecutive year America has experienced 10 or more weather and climate disasters. Since 1980, the years with 10 more...
by Paul Douglas | Jul 9, 2020 | Weather
On The Northern Edge of Discomfort There is too much news, much of it lousy. Most days I’m relieved to talk about the weather. Last summer we tried to avoid drowning (it wouldn’t stop raining). This summer is being served medium rare. We may wind up with...
by Paul Douglas | Jul 8, 2020 | Weather
Turning Up The Volume On The Heat Denial of facts. Ignoring experts. Cherry-picking data to fit an agenda. Covid-19 or climate change? Yes. According to NOAA, average annual weather/climate damage in the U.S. has quadrupled since the 1980s. A new paper at AAAS, The...
by Paul Douglas | Jul 7, 2020 | Weather
No Way To Predict Individual Thunderstorms “Paul, what time will it rain at my house? Please be specific.” Timing precipitation from late fall into spring is a bit easier with clearly defined storms and frontal passages. But summer hit-or...
by D.J. Kayser | Jul 5, 2020 | Weather
National Weather Forecast On Monday, a system working into the Southeast will produce the chance of showers and thunderstorms across the region. I’ll have more on what could eventually happen with this system in a moment. A stationary front lingering from the...
by Paul Douglas | Jul 4, 2020 | Weather
All or Nothing: From Frost to Heat Waves We all have 4th of July traditions, beyond fireworks, of course. We go strawberry picking near Nisswa. Yesterday I chatted with Calvin Wallin, at Wallin Berry Farm, where it was slim picking this year. “We had a killing...
