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Minneapolis ‘No Kings’ rally draws out thousands opposed to Trump policies The demonstration is part of a national effort to voice opposition to President Donald Trump’s policies and administrative actions.

Thousands of demonstrators packed nearly four city blocks outside U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis Saturday to protest President Donald Trump’s policies and actions they viewed as more like a royal than an elected official.

On Tuesday I was honored to meet his royal highness the Crown Prince 👑 Håkon of Norway 🇳🇴 (future king)… 120 years after half of my great grandparents left Norway for America 🇺🇸

Got to meet his royal highness the Crown Prince 👑 of Norway, 🇳🇴 Prince Håkon today! What an experience! Better photos to follow..

Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She was 91.

Watch an interview that Sven Sundgaard (@svensundgaard.bsky.social) conducted in 2018 with Goodall on our website here:

Ugh this one hurts. Jane Goodall was a beacon of light and hope in our dark world of climate change and planetary destruction. She taught us so much about animals and their intelligence and compassion. Rest in Peace Dr. Goodall. 1934-2025

Hard to believe you’ve been gone 8 years today mom. Four days shy of your of your 58th birthday. Gone way too soon. We love you & miss you & keep your legacy alive…. ❤️

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MPR’s parent company announces layoffs due to state and federal funding cuts American Public Media Group leadership announced Thursday that it will be laying off employees and making other cost reductions after state and federal funding cuts led to a $6 million budget gap.

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Messy/low confidence forecast day. Line of storms coming through metro next 1-2 hours. Will it dampen severe threat later? Depends how quick we can clear out… potential for nasty evening storms @mprnews.org

A glacier partially collapsed in Switzerland, burying the village of Blatten in a huge landslide of ice, rock, and mud after residents had been evacuated.

Scientists called the collapse of the glacier “unprecedented” in the Swiss Alps.

Space Weather Message Code: WARK04 Serial Number: 4968 Issue Time: 2025 May 17 2106 UTC EXTENDED WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 4 expected Extension to Serial Number: 4967 Valid From: 2025 May 16 2255 UTC Now Valid Until: 2025 May 18 1500 UTC Warning Condition: Persistence NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Area of impact primarily poleward of 65 degrees Geomagnetic Latitude. Induced Currents - Weak power grid fluctuations can occur. Aurora - Aurora may be visible at high latitudes such as Canada and Alaska.

:Product: 3-Day Forecast :Issued: 2025 May 17 1230 UTC # Prepared by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # A. NOAA Geomagnetic Activity Observation and Forecast The greatest observed 3 hr Kp over the past 24 hours was 6 (NOAA Scale G2). The greatest expected 3 hr Kp for May 17-May 19 2025 is 6.33 (NOAA Scale G2). NOAA Kp index breakdown May 17-May 19 2025 May 17 May 18 May 19 00-03UT 6.33 (G2) 3.67 4.67 (G1) 03-06UT 5.33 (G1) 3.67 5.00 (G1) 06-09UT 3.33 4.00 4.67 (G1) 09-12UT 4.67 (G1) 4.67 (G1) 4.33 12-15UT 5.33 (G1) 3.67 3.67 15-18UT 5.67 (G2) 4.33 4.00 18-21UT 5.00 (G1) 4.67 (G1) 4.00 21-00UT 3.67 4.67 (G1) 3.67 Rationale: CME effects are expected to persist, keeping conditions at active to G1-G2 (Minor-Moderate) levels on 17 May. An anticipated CIR is likely to bring additional chances for G1 (Minor) storm levels on 18 May, with a chance for G2 (Moderate) levels on 19 May as the positive polarity CH HSS settles in. B. NOAA Solar Radiation Activity Observation and Forecast Solar radiation, as observed by NOAA GOES-18 over the past 24 hours, was below S-scale storm level thresholds. Solar Radiation Storm Forecast for May 17-May 19 2025 May 17 May 18 May 19 S1 or greater 5% 5% 5% Rationale: No S1 (Minor) or greater solar radiation storms are expected. No significant active region activity favorable for radiation storm production is forecast. C. NOAA Radio Blackout Activity and Forecast No radio blackouts were observed over the past 24 hours. Radio Blackout Forecast for May 17-May 19 2025 May 17 May 18 May 19 R1-R2 55% 55% 55% R3 or greater 20% 15% 15% Rationale: R1/R2 (Minor/Moderate) radio blackouts are likely with a slight chance for an R3 (Strong) event on 17-19 May.

Map from NOAA titled showing North America and the North Pole with a color gradient overlay of aurora likelihood.

Map from NOAA titled showing North America and the North Pole with a color gradient overlay of aurora likelihood.

Aurora Forecast Update for 2025-05-17T21:10:09Z

EXTENDED WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 4 expected
Extension to Serial Number: 4967
Valid From: 2025 May 16 2255 UTC
Now Valid Until: 2025 May 18 1500 UTC
Warning Condition: Persistence
Additional Details Here.

‘This is a big problem’: Two California weather offices no longer provide 24/7 warnings Collectively, the Central Valley offices issue forecasts and warnings from Redding to Bakersfield, including Lassen, Yosemite, Kings and Sequoia National Parks.

NEW: Two California weather service offices will no longer operate 24/7, curtailing the output of an agency that issues warnings for more than 7 million people in the Central Valley. #CAwx

A spokesperson for NOAA confirmed to @sfchronicle.com that the offices were not operating around-the-clock.

RAIN is coming for the wildfires up north!

Tornado WATCH til 8pm: best chances for metro is next 1-3 hours though.

Second wildfire of 'several hundred acres' erupts in northeastern MN; more evacuations It's located just northwest of the Camp House fire, which is also burning fast and prompted evacuations.

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Both fires in northeast MN visible from space on satellite. It’s a tinder box out there! 12% relative humidity at MSP at 3pm!

Sorry! One Standard deviation is about +/- 11° F…. We are seeing increases over time (i .e. more variability!)

Albert Einstein died on this day, April 18, 1955.

It is incredible to hear Albert Einstein explain his famous formula, E=mc².

If you’re 40+ and think you’d like to go back to school, finish your degree or start a new one, do apply for the Fritz Wurzer Adult Learner Scholarship through TruStone Financial Credit Union Foundation.

Apply today or send the info to someone else.

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Watch as a herd of elephants at the San Diego Zoo protect their calves, Mkhaya and Zuli, during a 5.2-magnitude earthquake that shook Southern California. The animals repeated the behavior during an aftershock, but went back to their daily routines when the situation seemed safe. nyti.ms/3Eo2uW8

Trump’s draft budget eviscerates weather and climate tracking and research | CNN The move would devastate weather and climate research even as weather is becoming more erratic and extreme, and would cripple the US industries — including agriculture — that depend on free, accurate ...

This is a dangerous thing to do:

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Depends where they are… it’s a complex landscape of microclimates

Tropical rain isn’t mid latitude rain - all day rain is rare….

Explore Costa Rica Escape the cold gray days of winter and join MPR meteorologist, Sven Sundgaard, for a very special garden adventure to sun-soaked Costa Rica! With over two decades of expertise in weather forecasting ...

Hey everyone! Join me & @mprnews.org in Costa Rica in January !

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American arrested after leaving can of Coke for world’s most isolated tribe An American tourist has been arrested after sailing to a remote island and leaving behind a can of Coke and a coconut for the world’s most dangerous and isolated people.

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Happy 91st to the one & only Jane Goodall! Thanks for teaching the world empathy for all life on this planet & guiding us to a healthier earth. 🌎 @janegoodallcan.bsky.social
Here’s me with Jane in 2018:

So weird to see one’s face on a billboard.
Fun to see my buddy @svensundgaard.bsky.social!

Here we go again; winter storm watch Wednesday includes southeast Twin Cities Yet another powerful March storm will bring rain, highs winds, heavy snow, and possible thunder to Minnesota Wednesday.

Ah, what's a few more gray hairs at this point?
Winter Storm Watch now includes eastern and southern Twin Cities.
Ridiculous snow gradient of 1 to 8"+ from NW to SE Twin Cities? ❄️❄️
And storm track change ~ 30 mi will produce huge changes.
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