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
How Weatherwise Are You? Take This Quick 7-Question Severe Storm Quiz
Severe thunderstorm season has been delayed, but it's coming in June, and a quick weather quiz may help get you into a weatherwise state of mind.
How Can I Protect My Family From Wildfire Smoke?
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Final 2023 Minnesota State Fair Musical Line-Up: Who Has $200+ Tickets?
This year's Minnesota State Fair features a wildly diverse line-up of musical artists with tickets prices ranging from $33 to $207.
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?
Wayzata, Minnesota and Fish Creek, Wisconsin? Most Expensive Neighborhoods in Each State
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It’s Official: Snowiest Duluth Winter Since 1885 – Ice Storm Potential Today
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Here’s How You Can Live And Work On A Cruise Ship For $29,999/Year
Many people value experiences over possessions. If that's you, and you have a serious case of wanderlust, consider working from sea, on a cruise ship, for possibly less than what you spend on land!