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Weather and Climate News

How do birds survive the cold?

How do birds survive the cold?

It might not seem as though feathers could be enough to keep a bird from freezing when temperatures dip to double digits below zero. But the birds are surprisingly well-equipped to survive the extreme cold during Minnesota's winter.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Working 'within the elements': Arrowhead 135 racer shares his experience

Working 'within the elements': Arrowhead 135 racer shares his experience

The planners of this ultramarathon want the race to be as challenging as possible, so they schedule it for what's likely the coldest week of the year. This year, they hit the jackpot.
by Tom Crann, Sara Porter and Kyle Shiely

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Photos: Toughing it out in subzero Minnesota

Photos: Toughing it out in subzero Minnesota

Minnesotans bundled up, jumped cars and basically just tried to keep moving around the past few days as a polar vortex plunged Minnesota into subzero temperatures. You know, could have been worse.
by MPR News Staff

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Arctic chill continues Thursday, but with lighter winds; weekend warmup!

Arctic chill continues Thursday, but with lighter winds; weekend warmup!

Our low temperature of 28 degrees below zero at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Wednesday morning was two degrees shy of tying the record low. We’ll have a good shot at the Jan. 31 Twin Cities record low of 27 below. It was very cold when the National Weather Service office in Chanhassen, Minn., performed their Wednesday…
by Ron Trenda

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Xcel: Turn down your heat

A spokesperson says extremely cold weather is causing a strain on Xcel's natural gas system. So it's asking all Minnesota customers to turn down their thermostats to 63 degrees or lower.
by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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