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NOAA Models: Odds Favor Hotter Summer for Most of USA – Climate Change Disrupting Global Supply Chain?
April 14, 2018. Good times.Paul Douglas 2022: Similarities to Tormented Spring of 2018 A handful of Minnesota weather moments are etched into my psyche: The Halloween Blizzard of ‘91. The KARE-11 Tornado of ‘86. Flowers blooming in March, 2012. And the 11” of snow...
Northern USA Limping Into Spring – How Warming is Impacting America’s National Parks
All sharing options Oh please let it come true...ECMWF Guidance for MSP: weatherbell.com It Bears Repeating: I’m Only The Messenger If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome...
1 in 3 Americans Impacted by Extreme Weather in Last 2 Years – Importance of SKYWARN Spotters
NOAA The Unsavory Art of Weather Prediction Trolls are everywhere. “Paul, you just go with whatever the weather models tell you to say.” Thanks for reaching out! And no, that’s not how it works. Meteorologists rely on weather models for forecasts beyond 24 hours. The...
Is Shift to Earlier Tornado Season a Climate Signal? Western Drought Threatens Hydropower
Glacier is finally melting...Paul Douglas Spring Extremes Play Out Overhead This Week Mother Nature requires an intervention. Springs are fickle at this latitude - some days it’s hard keeping the big picture. History may be a guide, however imperfect. Spring weather...
Wind and Energy Made up 10% of World’s Power in 2021 – Journalists: Start Talking About Climate Solutions
Ice Out is Weeks AwayPaul Douglas Hurry Up April. We’re Counting On You Let me get this straight. March came in like a kimono dragon and went out like a chihuahua? I get my proverbs and animals mixed up. Nope. March came in like a belly-flop and went out like a...
La Nina Delaying Spring Northern Tier of USA – Creating Ripe Environment for Major Tornado Outbreaks?
Freezing rainPaul Douglas Stalled Spring? Please Blame La Nina A year ago ice was coming off area lakes and Minnesotans had an unmistakable spring in their step. After the coldest winter in 8 years we are all sitting by the phone, waiting for spring to ring us up and...