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The only mostly normal thing about 2020 in Minnesota? Weather

It was warmer and drier than average, but not without extraordinary events.

U.S. wildfire tracker

Use this interactive map of current wildfires in the U.S. to get the latest info.

Interactive: Hurricane tracker map

Explore this data rich map of current hurricanes/typhoons from around the world.

Perseverance rover

The rover is the most sophisticated that NASA has ever sent to Mars. It will search for signs of ancient microbial life, characterize the planet's geology and climate, and collect rock/sediment samples for possible return to Earth. It is powered by heat from the radioactive decay of plutonium into electricity used to charge its two batteries.

A deeper look at the NASA rover and craft going to Mars

Map: World earthquakes

Map of recent quakes that are occurring in both the United States and around the world. The data is from the United States Geological Survey's (USGS). Earthquake information is extracted from a merged catalog of earthquakes located by the USGS and contributing networks. Earthquake data will be available within a few minutes for California events, and within 30-minutes for worldwide events.

In Minnesota and across the U.S., virus death toll keeps climbing

As of Monday, 143 Minnesotans had died from COVID-19, with more than half of those fatalities occurring since April 14. The virus has now claimed more lives in the U.S. than anywhere in the world.

INTERACTIVE: Active volcano tracker

Locations of active volcanoes around the world are from The Pacific Disaster Center's (PDC) Active Hazards Map Service

INTERACTIVE: U.S. Storm reports, warnings and precipitation

This map shows the National Weather Services weather warnings, current radar-based precipitation forecast and recent and yesterdays storm reports. Data is regularly updated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.