by Paul Douglas | Apr 25, 2019 | Blog
Serious Relapse: Saturday Slush PotentialIs it ever appropriate to censor a meteorologist? When the news is bad, do you cover your ears and hum “lalalala…”? I sure do. Days like this I feel like a doctor telling his favorite patient he’s going...
by Paul Douglas | Apr 24, 2019 | Blog
Spring Is The Most Fickle of SeasonsSome days I want to hurl my laptop into the nearest lake. I feel like a beleaguered fortune teller, a palm reader with a bad attitude. “No, I do NOT want to say that in public.” I’d rather talk about the Twins....
by Paul Douglas | Apr 23, 2019 | Blog
Minnesota Is Greening Up Nicely NowYesterday I had an opportunity to present weather and climate trends to 3M, which has pledged to source 100 percent of its electricity, worldwide, from renewable sources by 2050. Already, 30 percent of power comes from clean energy....
by Paul Douglas | Apr 20, 2019 | Blog
Daydreams Do Come True: 70s Later TodayAfter 45 years of attempting to predict a cantankerous Mother Nature’s moods, here is what I know: the number of people who blame us for bad weather is far greater than those who thank us for the nice days. It never quite...
by Paul Douglas | Apr 13, 2019 | Blog
Getting Better – Because It Has To Get BetterHere in the Land of 10,000 Weather Sorrows we earn our springs. That was the case in 2018 (26 inches of snow that April) and that’s the case in 2019. For the record, I’m just a bewildered spectator and...
by Paul Douglas | Apr 12, 2019 | Blog
Welcome To The Major Leagues of Wild WeatherWell, at least our weather is rarely dull. We have that going for us. In the Pantheon of Meteorology, Minnesota is the Major Leagues. Exhibit A: Yesterday a Severe Thunderstorm Warning was in effect for Renville County, at...
