Weather

Unseasonable Heat Cancels Twin Cities Marathon

Courtesy: Twin Cities In Motion MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A forecast that record high temperatures and humidity would create “extreme and dangerous” conditions prompted organizers to cancel two long-distance races Sunday in Minnesota’s two largest cities that were expected to draw up to 20,000 runners. The Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon from Minneapolis to neighboring St. Paul had been expected to draw…

Hail is Not a Huge Concern for the Growing Solar Industry in the Northland

DULUTH, Minn. — In recent years, solar panels have increased in popularity as an alternative energy source for homes, businesses and power companies here in the Northland.  However, as we try to capture energy that is produced in nature, the weather itself can cause the greatest setbacks. This past summer, there were reports across the country of solar panels being…