Climate

February 4, 2015 4:00 AM

Farmers adapt to big rains but send trouble downstream

Confronting more frequent heavy rains, the state's farmers have extended farmland drainage. Higher crop yields is one result. Another: More dirty water is flowing downstream.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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February 3, 2015 12:41 PM

The birth of 'cli-fi': Books that tackle climate change

A selection of fiction and nonfiction titles that take on environmental issues.

by Tracy Mumford

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February 3, 2015 11:45 AM

What climate change means for Minnesota moose

Northeastern Minnesota has lost half its moose population in less than 10 years. Researchers don't know exactly why, but they believe climate change is likely part of the reason.

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February 3, 2015 2:03 AM

A forest dilemma: What will grow in a changing climate?

Managers of Minnesota's forests know their world is changing. But they disagree on how urgently new species should be introduced and how far they should be moved.

by Dan Kraker

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February 3, 2015 2:01 AM

As state warms, a few spots keep their cool

Even as northern Minnesota gradually grows warmer, some scientists are trying to find and preserve "cold spots" to sustain pieces of what defines the north woods.

by Dan Kraker

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February 2, 2015 10:06 AM

Why corporations 'go green' ahead of regulation, public policy

Andersen Corp. announced plans to reduce their solid waste, energy and water usage 20 percent by 2020.

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February 2, 2015 12:01 AM

They supply brushstrokes for climate change portrait

Hundreds of volunteers have been tracking Minnesota weather, and after more than 100 years, their work adds up to a measure of the changing climate.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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February 2, 2015 12:01 AM

1-minute video: Why warming causes bigger storms

Warming means that when it rains in Minnesota, it's more likely to pour. Using popcorn and sugar, MPR News explains the science of this phenomenon.

by Curtis Gilbert and Molly Bloom

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February 2, 2015 12:01 AM

Climate Change in Minnesota: More heat, more big storms

A century of data proves it: Climate changes have arrived in Minnesota. It's warmer on average, especially in winter, and heavier rain falls in bigger storms. Part of our week-long series, "Climate Change in Minnesota."

by Elizabeth Dunbar and Dan Kraker

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February 2, 2015 12:01 AM

Minnesota's place on the climate change map

It's warmer in Minnesota, and more rain falls in big storms. Those effects are more pronounced than in most other states.

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