Climate

April 22, 2016 12:10 PM

171 states signing landmark Paris deal on climate change

Friday was chosen for the signing ceremony because it is Earth Day.

by The Associated Press

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April 21, 2016 6:07 AM

Climate change? Some people may not be sweating it because the weather is nicer

Researchers say climate change has made weather more pleasant in many parts of the U.S. Winters have been milder, and summers haven't become much hotter. But that's likely to change in coming years.

by Christopher Joyce

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April 14, 2016 8:25 AM

Coastal cities get creative in adapting to a more extreme climate

New Orleans and Philadelphia are two cities that face very similar challenges of flooding from rising tides. But they've chosen to pay for the solutions in very different ways.

by Tegan Wendland and Susan Phillips

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March 31, 2016 12:40 PM

Will climate change open up the Arctic to tourism?

Both commercial vessels and tourist ships may take advantage of newly accessible passageways in the Arctic.

by MPR News Staff

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March 25, 2016 3:51 PM

Is climate change affecting fishing in Minnesota?

Big, shallow lakes like Mille Lacs can be more sensitive to temperature changes than deeper lakes.

by MPR News Staff

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March 21, 2016 11:37 AM

An upside to climate change? Better French wine

Global warming has made conditions historically associated with great wines more frequent in Bordeaux and Burgundy, a study finds. But things look less bright for California vineyards.

by Alastair Bland

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March 17, 2016 3:18 PM

Trees can adjust to warming temps, U of M study finds

There's more time than previously thought before trees and plants go from being a climate change solution to a climate change problem, University of Minnesota scientists have discovered.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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March 17, 2016 12:15 PM

Warm weather triggers early ice outs on many Minnesota lakes

State climatologists say there is enough data on some state lakes to show a trend toward earlier ice out dates, indicating Minnesota's climate has changed.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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March 2, 2016 4:00 AM

Minnesota presses clean power plan as Supreme Court tells feds to wait

Gov. Mark Dayton is pushing ahead on his clean power efforts despite a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision ordering federal authorities to delay plans to cut power plant carbon emissions.

by Elizabeth Dunbar