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Winter Storm in Progress: Snow for Christmas?

A Winter Storm Warning is in effect. It’s not just for Sauk Centre, Minnesota, although we’re pretty close to the center of today’s banana-shaped weather event. I gather that we’ve already gotten most of the snow we’re going to get … Continue reading

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First Helene, Now Milton; Yikes: Another Major Hurricane

First, the good news. Folks in Florida knew that another major hurricane was heading their way. That, and some out-of-the-box thinking, helped them get ready. Now, the bad news. Folks in Florida were still cleaning up after Hurricane Helene, when … Continue reading

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Minnesota is Not Burning

I’ll be talking about something else this week, but I’ve noticed that the stalking specter of climate change has shifted from California to the east coast. Meanwhile, here in central Minnesota, we’re under a Red Flag Warning. In other words, … Continue reading

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Eyeball Planets, Lobster Oceans? Studying Exoplanet Climates

Headlines about an “eyeball planet” got my attention last month. Then I got distracted by what I thought were more time-sensitive topics — and remembered what two scientists learned when they simulated ocean currents and winds on a tidally-locked exoplanet. … Continue reading

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Hurricane Beryl: Sort-of-Good News, and Taking the Long View

Folks living in the Caribbean, Yucatan Peninsula, and south Texas are cleaning up after Hurricane Beryl. Some are also mourning those who didn’t survive the storm. I haven’t been personally affected by Beryl, although my in-laws are in Louisiana, next … Continue reading

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