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Climate Cast
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MPR meteorologist Paul Huttner discusses the latest research on our changing climate and the consequences we’re seeing here in Minnesota and worldwide. Hear Climate Cast each Thursday on MPR’s All Things Considered.

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University of Minnesota leads first-ever Weddell seal count
The health of the seal population can tell scientists how climate change is affecting ice and fish in Antarctica.
The evolution of 'greenwashing'
It’s Climate Week in New York City. The good news? Dozens of companies are announcing new climate goals. But do their good intentions actually translate into lower carbon emissions?
Watershed managers keep your basement from flooding — extreme weather swings are making it harder
Changing rainfall patterns and more extreme weather swings have made water managers’ jobs difficult. They moderate lake and creek levels to prevent flooding and pollution.
What's stopping weed growers from going greener?
The legal cannabis industry is booming. So are greenhouse gas emissions from growers.
How climate change is strengthening fires, hurricanes and 'weather on steroids'
This week, we’ve seen fire in California, storms in New Orleans and the Northeast and drought in Minnesota. How is climate change linked to these three separate extreme weather events?
Drought drives good grape year in Minnesota
The drought has challenged many in Minnesota. But for grape growers, it’s the silver lining to a difficult 18 months.
A summer tradition changes with the climate
Climate change is affecting everything from campers’ schedules to infrastructure needs to the kinds of trees on the property at Camp Mishawaka in Grand Rapids, Minn. And it isn’t alone; a major insurer of summer camps has pulled out of the business as camps on the coasts lose property to wildfires and hurricanes.
Infrastructure bill offers ‘once in a generation' investment in climate resilience
The Senate’s bipartisan infrastructure bill is headed to the House, where progressive Democrats say it doesn't do enough to reduce emissions. But it does invest billions to help communities prepare for the effects of climate change.