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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...
Tornado Tip-offs. How Sailing Drones May Improve Hurricane Intensity Forecasts
Paul Douglas Thunderstorms That Deserve Special Attention Yes, I have Doppler in my pocket (radar apps on my smartphone). I hate unpleasant surprises. With weather apps and models available online, armchair meteorologists are everywhere. The approach of steamy frontal...
April Wind Statistics – Preparing for Big Water Swings – New Mexico Blazes
Paul Douglas Today Is The Day We’ve Been Waiting For If only it could stay like THIS into September. We don’t yet have technology to do that and never will, by the way. Endure the bad, soak up the good. We are all bewildered spectators. Encourage your favorite mom to...
Central USA Heating Up – Lingering La Nina – Remembering May 6, 1965 Twin Cities Tornado Super-Outbreak
Paul Douglas Remembering MSP’s Worst Tornado Tragedy With climate-tainted extreme weather, what keeps me up at night? A Category 5 hurricane broadsiding Miami or Houston. Wildfires moving into a city. Towns in the west running out of water. And deadly tornadoes...
New Mexico Wildfires – Deadly Indian Heat – La Nina May Linger Rest of ’22
Forget Spring. Summer Arrives Next Week Yesterday’s monthly test of the outdoor sirens was a jolt. A chilly spring has meant fewer thunderstorms, a result of meager warmth, humidity and instability. May and June is prime time for severe storms and tornadoes. The...
Dangerous Heat Wave Grips India and Pakistan – Remarkable Drone Footage from Andover, KA Tornado
Paul Douglas Weather Trending Warmer Into Next Week Minnesota sports teams will break your heart. Minnesota weather will break your will. I can’t remember a spring this irritating, where so many of us were indignant and despondent. Life is a test, and spring has been...