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Public opinion on climate change appears to be shifting. 

How Americans think and talk about climate change varies according to region, sometimes dependent on how the region might be affected. 

MPR News chief meteorologist Paul Huttner talks with Yale professor 

 about the surprising results, including this: 

 of people in the U.S. accepting climate change is on the rise.

Tiffany Hanssen

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A new study shows that the number of people in the U.S. accepting climate change is on the rise.

Studies show more people accept climate change in the U.S. than they did before. How do the numbers break down for Minnesota? Do people have an "optimism bias," that climate change will harm others, but not affect them? MPR's chief meteorologist Paul Huttner discussed climate opinion with Anthony Leiserowitz, the director of the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication.

Climate Cast: Shifting opinions on a changing climate

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