by Paul Douglas | Jun 9, 2021 | Weather
Research: Warm Nighttime Temperatures Pose Greatest Risk It’s not as viscerally terrifying as a tornado, hurricane or flood, but excessive heat is a bigger killer than all three. In the last 6 decades the number of annual heat waves in 50 US cities has, on average,...
by Paul Douglas | Jun 8, 2021 | Weather
Welcome to the Dog Days of June ”It’s so hot your clothes iron themselves.” “Wait, it’s so hot they installed a fan in the debt ceiling!” True story. From a Polar Vortex in February to the Vegas Vortex in June, all signs point to an unusually hot and dry summer. This...
by Paul Douglas | May 18, 2021 | Weather
Paul Douglas Welcome to Sunscreen Season in Minnesota What do masks, seat belts, guard rails and sunscreen have in common? They all help to lower risk. Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S. 1 in 5 Americans will develop skin cancer by the age of 70. Two...
by WorkBlog | Jan 18, 2018 | All
Observations in 2017 continue to indicate that the Arctic has reached a ‘new normal’, despite a relatively cool summer. This ‘norm’ is characterized by long-term losses in the extent and thickness of the sea ice cover, the extent and duration...