Bob CollinsStudents from Franklin Middle School in Minneapolis, and their teacher, Michael Bratsch, are prepared for the onslaught of ‘It’s cold, why do you live here?’ questions expected in the coming weeks. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Weather
At mid-afternoon on Thursday, 2 degrees separated Daytona Beach, Florida and St. Paul, Minnesota. But you know what they’re not doing in Daytona? Trying to build a monstrous ice palace. Read more →
There’s about 24 inches of ice on Lake of the Woods, and why wouldn’t there be? The self-proclaimed “walleye capital of the world” is practically at the north pole.
Ice fishing? Perfectly safe. What could go wrong with 24 inches of ice?
This. Read more →
The big storm on the East Coast has proven that once again. If the post-Armageddon demand for food doesn’t turn people into barbarians, the demand for a place to park will. Read more →
In these parts, thin ice is an economic boost to some sectors. Take Anderson’s Towing & Recovery in Grantsburg, Wis. A driver who ignored the thin-ice warning on Big Wood Lake a few weeks ago provided some overtime work on Sunday because the cold snap came in after the incident, encasing the truck in a tomb. Read more →
The Weather Channel’s Jim Cantore is being credited with ‘rescuing’ a woman who had to put her car in reverse during the big storm in the coastal town of Scituate, Mass., on Thursday.
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Oh it’s on now between Minnesota and Washington over the weather, giving Minnesotans a reason to get up in the morning again. Read more →
We can learn a lot from dogs. Read more →
The man who helped coin the phrase doesn’t like it anymore. Read more →
Fact: There is nothing better in a Minnesota winter than an outdoor ice rink. Read more →
During the recent cold snap, it has been somewhat comforting to believe that although we are uncomfortable, the cold weather will head off a repeat of last summer’s invasion of Japanese beetles.
Alas, it’s a lie. Read more →
Winter hasn’t been much to write home about in Minnesota in the last few years, so it’s comforting to know that our reputation is intact nonetheless. Read more →
If you’re one of the few remaining Minnesotans who actually likes winter, you’re going to have to grin and bear it for the next few days as weatherpeople struggle to describe an awful temperature in more awful terms. Read more →
There appears to be an opening for Minnesota’s favorite icon and even though he’s retiring, it’s still not too late to properly honor Mark Seeley, the U of M climatologist who can make you feel better about just about anything. Read more →
Let’s pause to observe the half-full nature of an ice storm in Minnesota in December.
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