Weather extremes should spur action Political consensus on climate change must reflect the scientific consensus on the need for mitigation. By Editorial Board Star Tribune July 24, 2021 — 6:00pm Text size Copy shortlink: Last week's headlines didn't herald an era of weather extremes. They confirmed it. "More extreme, violent weather is in the offing" and "Drought forces state to limit water use" read Monday front-page headlines on two Star Tribune stories. "As Frozen Land Burns, Siberia Trembles" read an alarming account the same day in the New York Times, which also reported on a "desperate Napa Valley" in "Fire, Drought and Heat Scorch the Land of Reds and Whites."