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Northern U.S. Shivers While Southern Hemisphere Sizzles – Do Climate Solutions Require Nuclear Power?
My Father’s Advice: Embrace The Cold I am continually amazed by my 91-year old father, who came of age in Germany at the end of WWII. We’ve recorded hundreds of radio interviews and recently he surprised me with a story I hadn’t heard before. Growing up there was no...
Snowbirds Shouldn’t Return Home Anytime Soon – Coldest States in the USA?
Snowbird Alert: Stay Away Until Further Notice It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity. It’s not the cold, it’s smug snowbirds in Florida trolling me about our hearty Minnesota winters. Where are these people during hurricane season? One important note to share when...
Plowable Snow Upper Midwest – Major Snowstorm Brewing East Coast – 2020 Was Earth’s 6th Warmest Year on Record
Potentially Plowable MSP Westward Today Public Service Reminder: it’s just frozen water. We’re in a drought. Let it snow. Minnesota winters scare off a lot of people, and I’m not minimizing fender-benders or the risk of falling on ice. But when I compare our risks to...
2021: 20 Separate Billion-Dollar Weather/Climate Disasters – Temperature Extremes – History of Radar
Another Subzero Stretch Shaping Up Old Man Winter arrived later than usual but in recent weeks he’s made up for lost time. Nearly 25” of snow has fallen at MSP, almost 2” above average. Our January thaw, and the mild blip that spawned 20 tornadoes on December 15, has...
Polar Vortex Swinging South in 2 Weeks? Dangers of Leaving Weather Prediction Up to AI – Staggering Global Air Pollution Deaths Every Year
Tracking a Variety of Cold (and Colder) Fronts Hi, my name is Paul. Hobbies include napping, tinkering with the Doppler - and tracking cold fronts. Big fronts. Little fronts. Sloppy little dribbles of chilly air and full-frontal Siberian Assaults. In defense of cold...
Minnesota Winter Olympics Underway – Is Cold Weather Good For You (no) – December Weather Weirding
Minnesota Winter Olympics Is Well Underway With apologies to NBC, Minnesotans participate in the Winter Olympics every year. Aerobic shivering. Advanced boot-stomping. Vehicular ice dancing is a personal favorite (no flips please!) Unless you’re fleeing to Florida or...