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
Minnesota Man Shares More About Pet Coyote Now Banned From Dog Park
The owner of a pet coyote responds to being kicked out of a Minnesota dog park.
Minnesota Man Brings Pet Coyote To Dog Park, Is This Even Legal?
When asked about his "pet" the man smiled and said, "Yep. 100% pure coyote." The coyote was reportedly playing quite well with other dogs who were doing more sniffing than usual....they were curious.
Turf Vs. Grass. Was Jets QB Aaron Rodgers Right To Blame His Injury on Artificial Turf?
When New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers tore his achilles heel in a recent game against the Buffalo Bills he blamed artificial turf. Does he have a point?
Super El Nino Means A Milder Winter With Less Snow Across Northland
Confidence levels are high that the the fall and winter months will be milder and drier than average, based on a developing Super El Nino pattern in the Pacific Ocean
Revealed: Paul McCartney’s Special Bond With The Late Great Jimmy Buffett
Jimmy Buffett kept his illness a secret right up until the end, but Sir Paul McCartney got to know Jimmy and recently shared personal stories and anecdotes about the impact Buffett had on his life.
5 False Weather Myths That Will Get You Into Trouble Every Time
When it comes to weather, and specifically extreme weather, making the wrong decision in real-time can come back to bite you, even turn you into a statistic if you're not careful. Here are some of the most popular summer weather myths you should absolutely avoid.
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.