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Limits of Weather Models – Satellites Revolutionizing Study of Volcanoes – Challenges of EV Charging for Urban Residents
Polar Breeze Brings Stiff Winds Today The Capital of Cold. MinnesoCold. Land of 10,000 Dead Batteries. We hold up frostbitten fingers in a courageously-reckless display of bitter defiance. We will NOT be swayed by polar pain! Well, maybe a southern vacation or two....
Did Covid Lockdowns Result in Less Lightning in 2020? Climate Disinformation Still Rampant on Social Media
Too Cold To Snow (Much) Anytime Soon ”It’s too cold to snow!” Well, sort of. There is some scientific validity to that old proverb. Too cold to snow (much). Of course it can snow at any temperature colder than 32F, but when it’s subzero the main storm track is shoved...
Storm Surge Potential Growing in Tampa Bay – Insurers Have Trouble Pricing Wildfire Risk in California
A Triple-Header of Alberta Clippers Coming ”It’s so cold we chopped up the old piano for firewood. We only got 2 chords.” Sorry. After a mild fall and very weird December, Minnesota got its Cold Weather Boasting Rights back. More subzero fun is likely next week, but I...
Climate Models: Mild Bias for Much of USA Feb-April? Shifting Snow Patterns as Nation Warms
Mindless Musings During The Dead of Winter This time of year it’s the little things. Like glimmers of light when I fall out of bed at 7am every morning. Hints of twilight out the window as we gather for dinner. Hopeful chirps from a family of cardinals circling the...
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...