Eric Holthaus
@ericholthaus.com
Meteorologist & climate journalist. Dad. Birder. Minnesotan. Optimistic to a fault.
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On my way to pick up my kids from school an hour ago, an ICE convoy passed by - windows down - with at least one agent yelling "keep blowing your whistles!"
Two minutes later they stopped at 37th and Central Ave and kidnapped someone at a gas station.
Two minutes later they stopped at 37th and Central Ave and kidnapped someone at a gas station.
January 13, 2026 at 10:46 PM
On my way to pick up my kids from school an hour ago, an ICE convoy passed by - windows down - with at least one agent yelling "keep blowing your whistles!"
Two minutes later they stopped at 37th and Central Ave and kidnapped someone at a gas station.
Two minutes later they stopped at 37th and Central Ave and kidnapped someone at a gas station.
Photos from my neighborhood walk this morning on Central Ave:
January 13, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Photos from my neighborhood walk this morning on Central Ave:
Here's a longer video of the incident involving Minneapolis City Councilmember @elliottpayne.org last night in NE Minneapolis, including ICE agents acting erratically with tasers.
January 13, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Here's a longer video of the incident involving Minneapolis City Councilmember @elliottpayne.org last night in NE Minneapolis, including ICE agents acting erratically with tasers.
"Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
This video was filmed yesterday in St. Louis Park, MN — a nearby suburb of Minneapolis. I do not know the person who filmed it, but this incident is very clear and terrifying example of what has been happening here over the past week or so.
This video was filmed yesterday in St. Louis Park, MN — a nearby suburb of Minneapolis. I do not know the person who filmed it, but this incident is very clear and terrifying example of what has been happening here over the past week or so.
January 10, 2026 at 8:50 PM
"Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
This video was filmed yesterday in St. Louis Park, MN — a nearby suburb of Minneapolis. I do not know the person who filmed it, but this incident is very clear and terrifying example of what has been happening here over the past week or so.
This video was filmed yesterday in St. Louis Park, MN — a nearby suburb of Minneapolis. I do not know the person who filmed it, but this incident is very clear and terrifying example of what has been happening here over the past week or so.
Welcome to Minnesota, fuckers. Also this is super disturbing because the ICE agent's assault rifle appears to fire as he falls down.
This was filmed by a friend near Chicago and Lake last night.
This was filmed by a friend near Chicago and Lake last night.
January 9, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Welcome to Minnesota, fuckers. Also this is super disturbing because the ICE agent's assault rifle appears to fire as he falls down.
This was filmed by a friend near Chicago and Lake last night.
This was filmed by a friend near Chicago and Lake last night.
Also spotted: The best Minneapolis City Council member, @elliottpayne.org, serving as a legal observer.
January 9, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Also spotted: The best Minneapolis City Council member, @elliottpayne.org, serving as a legal observer.
This is what it looks like when the entire neighborhood is willing to defend each other.
I love Northeast Minneapolis with all my heart.
I love Northeast Minneapolis with all my heart.
January 9, 2026 at 9:41 PM
This is what it looks like when the entire neighborhood is willing to defend each other.
I love Northeast Minneapolis with all my heart.
I love Northeast Minneapolis with all my heart.
This convoy ended up passing right by my house. One legal observer was taken near 24th and Central.
January 9, 2026 at 9:40 PM
This convoy ended up passing right by my house. One legal observer was taken near 24th and Central.
We won't stop until we make all of this better. For your kid, for your wife, and for everyone, Renee 💔
January 8, 2026 at 8:25 PM
We won't stop until we make all of this better. For your kid, for your wife, and for everyone, Renee 💔
I just watched two women get kidnapped right in front of me in Northeast Minneapolis.
ICE is still terrorizing our city.
ICE is still terrorizing our city.
January 8, 2026 at 4:14 PM
I just watched two women get kidnapped right in front of me in Northeast Minneapolis.
ICE is still terrorizing our city.
ICE is still terrorizing our city.
If you're in/around Boulder, Colorado — or know anyone who is — today's the day that a fire start could quickly become a damaging fire storm.
Be ready to evacuate immediately if told to do so.
Here's the full briefing from Boulder NWS: www.weather.gov/media/bou/Ds...
Be ready to evacuate immediately if told to do so.
Here's the full briefing from Boulder NWS: www.weather.gov/media/bou/Ds...
December 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
If you're in/around Boulder, Colorado — or know anyone who is — today's the day that a fire start could quickly become a damaging fire storm.
Be ready to evacuate immediately if told to do so.
Here's the full briefing from Boulder NWS: www.weather.gov/media/bou/Ds...
Be ready to evacuate immediately if told to do so.
Here's the full briefing from Boulder NWS: www.weather.gov/media/bou/Ds...
There has never been this little sea ice in the Arctic during December.
We are in a climate emergency.
(graphic by @zacklabe.com)
We are in a climate emergency.
(graphic by @zacklabe.com)
December 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
There has never been this little sea ice in the Arctic during December.
We are in a climate emergency.
(graphic by @zacklabe.com)
We are in a climate emergency.
(graphic by @zacklabe.com)
Move over, Spotify... my @inaturalist.bsky.social year in review is here!
www.inaturalist.org/stats/2025/e...
www.inaturalist.org/stats/2025/e...
November 26, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Move over, Spotify... my @inaturalist.bsky.social year in review is here!
www.inaturalist.org/stats/2025/e...
www.inaturalist.org/stats/2025/e...
Twin Cities aurora tonight is directly overhead and in overdrive!
November 12, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Twin Cities aurora tonight is directly overhead and in overdrive!
Update: Hurricane Melissa has made landfall in southwestern Jamaica — and has tied the all-time record for strongest Atlantic basin hurricane landfall.
Hurricane Melissa will be a generational-scale climate disaster and will require an international response to help Jamaicans recover.
Hurricane Melissa will be a generational-scale climate disaster and will require an international response to help Jamaicans recover.
October 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Update: Hurricane Melissa has made landfall in southwestern Jamaica — and has tied the all-time record for strongest Atlantic basin hurricane landfall.
Hurricane Melissa will be a generational-scale climate disaster and will require an international response to help Jamaicans recover.
Hurricane Melissa will be a generational-scale climate disaster and will require an international response to help Jamaicans recover.
Hurricane Melissa will make landfall in Jamaica in a few hours as one of the two strongest hurricanes ever to make landfall anywhere in the Atlantic Basin -- on par with the 1935 Labor Day hurricane in south Florida.
Just horrific. The stuff of nightmares.
Just horrific. The stuff of nightmares.
October 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Hurricane Melissa will make landfall in Jamaica in a few hours as one of the two strongest hurricanes ever to make landfall anywhere in the Atlantic Basin -- on par with the 1935 Labor Day hurricane in south Florida.
Just horrific. The stuff of nightmares.
Just horrific. The stuff of nightmares.
October 28, 2025 at 4:21 AM
...aaaand Melissa is now the strongest tropical cyclone ever measured in the satellite era.
T8.5 = 185kt
T8.5 = 185kt
October 28, 2025 at 4:10 AM
...aaaand Melissa is now the strongest tropical cyclone ever measured in the satellite era.
T8.5 = 185kt
T8.5 = 185kt
...aaaand Melissa has just tied Hurricane Patricia for the most intense tropical cyclone ever measured by satellite, anywhere in the world.
T8.4 = 182kt
Here's the global top-10 list of the satellite era (from Velden 2017):
T8.4 = 182kt
Here's the global top-10 list of the satellite era (from Velden 2017):
October 28, 2025 at 3:43 AM
...aaaand Melissa has just tied Hurricane Patricia for the most intense tropical cyclone ever measured by satellite, anywhere in the world.
T8.4 = 182kt
Here's the global top-10 list of the satellite era (from Velden 2017):
T8.4 = 182kt
Here's the global top-10 list of the satellite era (from Velden 2017):
Super Typhoon Haiyan (2013) is exactly the storm I'd compare Melissa to. It was the only other time I've seen the Dvorak scale violated above 8.0, and the only other time I've seen a complete ring of -80°F cloud tops (shown here in pink).
October 28, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Super Typhoon Haiyan (2013) is exactly the storm I'd compare Melissa to. It was the only other time I've seen the Dvorak scale violated above 8.0, and the only other time I've seen a complete ring of -80°F cloud tops (shown here in pink).
Over the past 24 hours, the forecast for Jamaica has become even more ominous.
Hurricane Melissa is now expected to make landfall at Category 5 strength — with more than 1 meter of rainfall.
Melissa will be as bad as Hurricane Gilbert (1988). It could take years for the country to recover.
Hurricane Melissa is now expected to make landfall at Category 5 strength — with more than 1 meter of rainfall.
Melissa will be as bad as Hurricane Gilbert (1988). It could take years for the country to recover.
October 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Over the past 24 hours, the forecast for Jamaica has become even more ominous.
Hurricane Melissa is now expected to make landfall at Category 5 strength — with more than 1 meter of rainfall.
Melissa will be as bad as Hurricane Gilbert (1988). It could take years for the country to recover.
Hurricane Melissa is now expected to make landfall at Category 5 strength — with more than 1 meter of rainfall.
Melissa will be as bad as Hurricane Gilbert (1988). It could take years for the country to recover.