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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,...
Upper Midwest Tornado Risk – Are EVs Cleaner Than Gas-Powered Vehicles – Skyscrapers Made of Wood?
A busy night staring at the DopplerPaul Douglas Deciphering The Evening Weather Report Meteorologists throw around strange terminology during peak severe storm season. Where to begin? “Hook echoes?” On radar, spinning, tornadic storms often look like hooks, or the...
Are We Missing Extreme Heatwaves? 50-50 Chance of Hitting Key Warming Marker by 2026
Paul Douglas It May Be Safer to Retire in Minnesota I’d like you to consider retiring in Minnesota. A nutty proposition? Hear me out. Winters are formidable (but trending milder over time). We are earthquake-free. No concerns about sea level rise up here. Wildfires...