Currently in the Twin Cities — October 17, 2023: Pleasant day with sun

The weather, currently.

Tuesday will be a pleasant day with highs in the low to mid-60s with plenty of sun and a light south breeze. That’s several degrees above normal. Clouds will increase Tuesday night as a clipper system brings showers to northern Minnesota.

Wednesday will still be mild with highs near 60 but with more clouds and a few spotty showers. That shower chance could linger into early Thursday.

We’ll likely see under one-quarter inch of rainfall with perhaps slightly higher amounts north. It’ll be slightly cooler behind that system with highs mainly in the 50s Thursday and Friday. We’re then back into sunshine Friday into the weekend with temperatures rebounding slightly to near 60.

— Sven Sundgaard

What you need to know, currently.

Grist released the latest story in their series — “Uninsured” — which delves into how the climate crisis destabilizes the global insurance market.

The latest installment focuses on how extreme weather and climate change are impacting farmer’s crops and their wallets.

According to reporter Lois Parshley, severe weather cost farmers in the U.S. around $22 billion last year, however only half of that was covered by insurance.

This destabilization impacts farmers, their families, and global food security.

The entire series is worth a read.

In brighter news, last week was Fat Bear Week, the annual competition to find the brown bear at Brooks River in Katmai National Park, Alaska who “best exemplifies fatness.”

If you weren't making a bracket and following closely, what were you doing?

Here’s a photo of this year’s winner, Grazer, who was crowned last Tuesday, just in case you missed it:

— Abbie Veitch

What you can do, currently.

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