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The impact of climate change on Earth's polar regions

Will Steger on a recent trip to Antarctica.
Will Steger on a recent trip to Antarctica.
Photo courtesy of Tasha Van Zandt

Minnesota Arctic explorer Will Steger has trekked across thousands of miles of ice in both the North and South Poles, crossing the Larsen Ice Shelves a few years before they disintegrated and collapsed into the sea.

MPR News chief meteorologist Paul Huttner spoke with Steger about dramatic changes he’s seen in Arctic regions over the past several decades.

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