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Currently in the Twin Cities — October 12, 2023: Rain sets in
Plus, our new global warming reality, in one terrifying graph.
Sven Sundgaard & Eric Holthaus
October 12, 2023
The weather, currently.
Rain sets in
We’ll all be in for a stretch of clouds as a developing storm system moves toward Minnesota into Thursday. Rain starts in far southern Minnesota and spreads north and east. Expect a wet evening Thursday into Friday and Friday night with up to 3 inches of rain possible. Precipitable water content, a measure of atmospheric available moisture, will be 2 to 2.5 times the normal values for this time of year making this system a potential soaker.
What you need to know, currently.
A new comprehensive summary of September’s shocking global temperature record was published on Wednesday. It’s worth a read in its entirety — it give an overview of exactly what happened, why, and what we can expect over the coming year or so as a result.
I’ll leave it at that. This graph says it all.
We are in a climate emergency.
What you can do, currently.
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