Paul is a Penn State meteorologist and AMS Fellow with 45 years of television and radio experience. A serial entrepreneur, Douglas has launched 7 businesses, including EarthWatch Communications, Digital Cyclone and Praedictix, which provides content, consulting and severe weather briefings for media and corporate interests. EarthWatch created 3-D weather special effects for Steven Spielberg’s “Jurassic Park” and “Twister” and Digital Cyclone was first to put Doppler radar on cellular phones in 2001. Today developers manage unique streams of weather data and imagery for corporate optimization, worldwide, via AerisWeather, which was sold to Vaisala in early 2022. With a daily print and online weather column at Star Tribune, Paul provides daily weather updates on WCCO Radio in the Twin Cities. A contributor to the Climate Science Rapid Response Team, Douglas has authored 4 books, including a focus on climate, faith and science in 2017 with “Caring for Creation, the Evangelical’s Guide to Climate Change and a Healthy Environment”. Paul’s latest illustrated book is “A Kid’s Guide to Saving the Planet”. A frequent contributor to MSNBC on the link between climate and weather, Douglas was featured in NOVA’s “Decoding the Weather Machine”. With a home in the western suburbs of the Twin Cities and a cabin on Pelican Lake, Minnesota, Paul has been married for 38 years, with two sons and a 2-year-old grandson, Jordan.
Paul Douglas
You May Be “Retro” If You’ve Used Any Of These 8 Gadgets
Not that long ago, before everything was digitally stored in the cloud and available in real time, we used paper, film and retro devices and it wasn't all that bad.
There is One Minnesota Place that is Almost Tornado-Proof
Cook County, Minnesota has the distinction as the least tornado-prone county in the state of Minnesota.
What Are The New Walleye Regulations for Saturday’s Minnesota Fishing Opener?
An estimated half million Minnesotans will spend time on their favorite lake this weekend as the 2023 Minnesota Fishing Opener kicks off. Some of them will be fully up to speed on new regulations regarding walleye.
Utah Tops List of “Best States” While Minnesota Edges Out Wisconsin in Top 10
We all know that living in Minnesota and Wisconsin is a good thing, in spite of character-building winters. This year, US News and World Report's "Best States" list confirms the wisdom of living here.
Dog Walking Injuries Have Quadrupled in 20 Years – What is Going On?
Nearly half a million Americans have been injured walking their dogs since 2001, and the injury-rate has quadrupled in 20 years, for a long list of reasons. How can we lower the risk, to ourselves and our canine friends?
The Most Tornado-Proof County in Minnesota Is Closer Than You Think
That massive air conditioner in our back yard not only keeps us comfortable during the summer, but it kills off most of the severe storms capable of spinning up tornadoes. Cook County: take a bow. You are the most "tornado-safe" county in Minnesota.
Kirk Cousins and 2022 Vikings Season To Be Showcased on Upcoming Netflix Series
Kirk Cousins had an almost Cinderella-like season as Vikings quarterback in 2022. Almost. Winning games he wasn't supposed to win, and winning the NFC North title for the first time since 2017. Now he's winning a close-up on "Quarterback" a Netflix sports series set to debut this summer. He'll be joined by Patrick Mahomes (never heard of him) and Marcus Mariota
Who Had “Invasion of Canadian Super-Pigs” On Their 2023 Bingo Card?
Canada is grappling with a new breed of wild pig, a cross between feral hogs and domestic pigs that can run over 600 pounds. There are predictions these super-pigs will migrate into the northern tier of the U.S. soon, with a long list of implications for crops, health and safety.
Lake Superior Ice Hits 50-Year Record Low. Why?
Satellite data shows ice on Lake Superior at the lowest levels ever recorded as of February 15, less than 5% of the greatest Great Lake is frozen over.
Weather Balloon or Chinese Spy Balloon? There’s a HUGE Difference
Balloons tend to signify a good time. But not always, as the recent Chinese spy balloon sighting and tracking proved. Chinese officials tried to make the case that it was a weather balloon, but that's simply not true. In this post we show the (massive) differences between a spy balloon and a weather balloon.