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An increase in water vapor in the atmosphere is driving more extreme weather around the world.

How is that playing out here in Minnesota?

John Abraham, thermal sciences professor and mechanical engineering program director at University of St. Thomas, shared more about the little-known but growing climate concern.

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An increase in water vapor in the atmosphere is driving more extreme weather around the world. How is that playing out here in Minnesota?

An increase in water vapor in the atmosphere is driving more extreme weather around the world. How is that playing out here in Minnesota? John Abraham, Thermal Sciences Professor and Mechanical Engineering Program Director at University of St. Thomas, shared more about the little-known but growing climate concern.

'Water vapor is a greenhouse gas': The little-known but growing climate concern

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