Forecasting the future by looking at trends, both past and present, takes a bit of imagination. Today’s challenge is meant to stretch your imagination. Because the effects of climate change are in our faces, let’s use this as an opportunity to forecast what might happen where you are by looking at climate change in other areas of the world. Read the following articles for inspiration and then make note of what has happened to the…
I woke to a major thunderstorm this morning. It is the end of August. Growing up in central Minnesota, you become accustomed to general weather patterns. Sure, some winters are colder than others; some summers are hotter or rainier than others; and weather is not climate. However, this past 10 years, we are increasingly seeing the effects of a warmer climate on our local weather. Thunderstorms and tornadoes are primarily spring and early summer…
I’ve got a backlog of blog topics to cover and meant to get to this sooner today, but too much to do, too little time so I’m going for the easy and the visual this evening. Over the weekend, we experienced temps in the 40s, which is unusual for Minnesota in January. This is the point at which winter typically reaches its stride and we’re all going a little stir-crazy because we’ve been cooped up…