Bob CollinsThe Mississippi River is at some of the lowest levels we’ve seen in years.
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Weather
When the temperature rises above freezing — as when it hit 36 in the Twin Cities today — there’s a show that seems choreographed by Mother Nature herself.
In Minnesota, it often doesn’t really matter what a politician does, as long as the roads get plowed in the winter and the potholes get fixed in the spring.
The end is near
What makes the image of soldiers guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in hurricane rain particularly poignant is the individual soldiers from the Army’s 3rd Infantry Regiment do not have to.
A stunning comparison of the effect of Hurricane Sandy on air traffic all over the United States.
And now on to the winter pre-game show
The drought up close
For a short time today — too short to get a decent picture — the sky over Minnesota was wearing a pinstripe suit, thanks to the weather conditions that made obvious what is true all the time — there’s a highway over us.
The field of broken dreams
Isaac from space
It’s hard to know just how seriously New Orleans residents are taking Hurricane Isaac warnings, at least judging by the traffic around the city.