Bob Collins
The heat is on a group of artist’s in St. Paul’s Rice Park. They’ve got until 9 Saturday morning to turn the blocks of ice into works of ice art.
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Tag: Weather
Video: The cold-weather lab
This video, which is pretty funny since it didn’t turn out tragically, is still a good reminder that it’s rarely good idea to get up on your roof in the winter.
March of the dead mailboxes
Maybe we should just assess this culture of ours, and maybe get back to the question of whether the climate is changing, and so what if it is?
The East Coast had a slight edge in the ‘we feel sorry for you’ category in today’s News Cut Blizzard War. That evaporated the minute we saw this in the ‘handling the snarl’ category:
Blizzard wars: Time-lapse video
One picture: The cigarette break
Do we have enough snow in Minnesota to provide a white Christmas for the rest of the world?
David Cazares
Under the category of “We can’t recommend this” … (h/t Mr. News Cut, who apparently can’t commit to vacation 100%…)
As part of the MPR News feature “Today’s Question” we asked, “What could your city do better in removing snow?” Despite snow problems that persist for drivers and pedestrians almost three full days after the last flake fell, many people who’ve responded so far seem rather satisfied: “All things considered, I think Minneapolis is doing Read more →
At least we’re not reduced to eating penguins
dgaraets
Know your frost!
Nate Minor
This photo was submitted to the MPR News Facebook page by Ellie Skelton of Minneapolis One of the key differences between the 1991 Halloween mega-storm and the 2010 Domebuster (both of which I helped cover for MPR News) is in the way we are able to share the misery and joy with each other through Read more →
Ever wonder what it’s like to drive a plow during a big storm? Here’s some video from MNDOT: (h/t Tom Weber)