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Climate

Warm winter startles even the experts

Warm winter startles even the experts

Even with the trend toward warmer Minnesota winters in a changing climate, no one guessed it would be this warm.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Taking in snow requires perspective from space

Taking in snow requires perspective from space

NASA is studying snow with the same technology it uses to study ice on Mars. What they've found so far: The climate is changing -- and so is our relationship with snow.
by William Lager

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Open water: Madeline Island watches, worries as winter climate shifts

Open water: Madeline Island watches, worries as winter climate shifts

This year's mild winter has meant another record low year for ice cover on Lake Superior. The climate shift is easy to see from the bow of a Madeline Island ferry.
by Dan Kraker

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Food for thought: St. Louis Park woman uses parties to teach on diet, climate change

Food for thought: St. Louis Park woman uses parties to teach on diet, climate change

Every night in February, Michelle Courtright is hosting vegetarian dinner parties to share the message that animals raised for food in Minnesota put more greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere than passenger cars.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Climate One series: The Trump administration and climate change

Climate One series: The Trump administration and climate change

From the Commonwealth Club of California's Climate One series: "Political and Climate Disruption." How do businesses, Democrats, Republicans and environmentalists view the climate change debate with Republican control in Washington and a new political reality?
by MPR News Staff

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Standing Rock chair: Pipeline off treaty lands is OK, but climate change is the bigger issue

Standing Rock chair: Pipeline off treaty lands is OK, but climate change is the bigger issue

"If for the first time this nation can listen and hear us, they'll understand that this is about climate change," Standing Rock Tribal Chairman Dave Archambault said of the Dakota Access oil pipeline protest.
by Tom Crann and Cody Nelson

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Climate Cast: A poet's response to climate change

Climate Cast: A poet's response to climate change

Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, a poet and climate advocate from the Marshall Islands, uses her writing to educate others about the threats facing her home.
by MPR News Staff

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