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NOAA: Above Average Hurricane Season – Does Less Air Pollution Translate Into More Hurricanes?
A Few Rounds of Holiday Weekend Thunder I’m not ashamed to admit that I’m a ceraunophile. Before you call the authorities, a ceraunophile is someone who loves thunderstorms. What a geek, I know. For the record I can live without the crazy supercell thunderstorms that...
NOAA: Very Hot Summer For Much of USA – Will Warmer Loop Current Mean Stronger Hurricanes?
Paul Douglas Minnesota: Land of Abundant Fresh Water Well, the drought is over. We have that going for us this year, with water levels on many area lakes up 1-2 feet since mid-March, and ample soil moisture for farmers. Now if it can only stay dry enough for them to...
Cool Weather Northern USA Slowing Spring Planting – Could Air Pollution Heighten Covid-19 Risk?
Significant Severe Storm Risk Later Today In a meteorological blink of an eye. I’m continually amazed how fast we can go from laughing kids, droning lawn mowers and chirping birds to growling skies, startled shouts and blaring sirens. Minnesota weather will never be...
Flash Droughts – First NHC Hurricane Outlook of 2022 – Spanish Translation Challenges
NOAA NHC Dueling Weather Forecasts Can Be Confusing Why do weather forecasts change over time, and why do different meteorologists predict different things? Good question. Outlooks change as new data arrives from a variety of sources, including satellites, weather...
Risks Storm Chasers Face – Assessing Flood and Wildfire Risk For Your Address – Our Kids Are Not OK
Paul Douglas A Spring Like Nothing I Can Quite Remember Captain’s Log. Stardate 20220517: Spring’s infestation came in waves. First came the boxelder bugs. Although they may have never left. Then came ceaseless winds, followed by jumping worms, then over 200 severe...
For One Night Only… Total Lunar Eclipse
Tonight... for one night only... May hits the midway point with quite a show. We have a Full Moon, Blood Moon, Flower Moon, Supermoon. But you can just call it a Total Lunar Eclipse. Astrophotographers will be busy tonight. According to the National Weather Service,...