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The latest climate news is bleak. Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is increasing at a record-breaking pace, and plants and oceans are less and less able to absorb the extra CO2, according to a United Nations report released yesterday.

The changing climate is becoming a fact of life. But how do we educate children about this complex and often scary topic? MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Kristen Poppleton, director of education for a Minneapolis-based foundation, about that.

News about the climate continues to be bleak. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with an expert about ways to educate children about this complex and often scary topic.

The latest climate news is bleak. According to a U.N. report released yesterday, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is increasing at a record-breaking pace, and plants and oceans are less and less able to absorb the extra CO2.  For the young, the changing climate will be a fact of life. But how do we educate children about such a difficult and often scary challenge?  MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Kristen Poppleton, director of education for a Minneapolis-based foundation, about that.

Teaching young about climate change a delicate task

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